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Russell: "Horrific" Pirelli hard tyre "deserves no place on a Formula 1 car"

Williams driver George Russell has said the "horrific" hard tyre could force drivers into a two stop race on Sunday purely to avoid having to run the compound. After running compounds one step softer than normal at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix last week, Pirelli brought the hardest compounds in its catalogue to Spain. Article continues under video Normally run in May, the postponed grand prix will be competed in considerably warmer temperatures than normal and, given the abrasive track surface, the decision on compounds seemed a sensible one. But the drivers disagree, with George Russell not holding back on his criticism. The Williams driver said: "It was horrific. It’s...
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