According to Pirelli both Red Bull Racing and Aston Martin pushed the limit with their tyre pressures in Azerbaijan. Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll probably suffered a blowout at high speed on the streets of Baku because of this. Pirelli does state that neither team has broken any rules with this. "What happened in Baku is simply that the running conditions expected were different compared to the actual running conditions - and that created the failure," Pirelli boss Mario Isola told Motorsport.com. The Italian explains that due to the reduced pressure and the large amount of energy in the tyres, the cheeks of the tyres get standing waves. Expected and actual driving conditions...
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