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Hamilton hints Red Bull, not Pirelli, to blame for tyre blowouts

Lewis Hamilton has hinted that Max Verstappen's tyre failure in Baku was down to the way Red Bull was running its tyres and not the fault of Formula One tyre supplier Pirelli. Verstappen crashed out of the lead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix two weeks ago after his left rear tyre exploded at over 200 mph with five laps of the race remaining. Editor's Picks Pirelli deny Baku blowouts caused by tyre defects Earlier in the race, Lance Stroll suffered a similar failure on his left-rear tyre and also crashed into the wall at high speed. Pirelli's investigation into the failures found there was not a production or quality issue with the tyre while Red Bull claimed no car fault was found and the...
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