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Hamilton: Pirelli not to blame for Baku F1 tyre blowouts

Pirelli concluded its investigation into high-speed failures for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll last week, revealing they related to “running conditions”. A move from the FIA to increase tyre pressure and temperature checks ahead of this weekend’s French Grand Prix has led to suggestions that teams could have been using clever tricks to get around Pirelli’s mandatory parameters. While Verstappen insisted Red Bull had done nothing wrong, Hamilton appeared to indicate that the teams were ultimately at fault. “Wherever there is a failure, they always put the pressures up, so that tells you something,” Hamilton said. Related Articles Bottas slams...
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