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Pirelli's ‘typical political reaction' slammed

Jun.17 A well-known F1 tyre expert has slammed Pirelli's explanation for the Baku blowouts as a 'typical political reaction'. While Max Verstappen and former Bridgestone tyre engineer Kees van der Grint suspected technical failures were the cause, Pirelli ultimately concluded that both the Dutch driver and Lance Stroll's teams had improperly used the tyres. As a result, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Pirelli and the FIA will now impose new and stricter rules for checking tyre temperatures and pressures. 'In practice, once the pre-qualifying and pre-race pressures have been measured, the inflation valves will be protected by FIA seals which cannot be removed,' the Italian sports...
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