George Russell reckoned that a one-stop "audacious strategy" played a part in the tyre issues that hit both Williams drivers in Qatar last weekend. Russell and Latifi both suffered punctures in the closing stages of the race at Losail, just one lap from each other. While the Briton was able to pit and cross the chequered flag, his teammate's delaminated tyre forced him to park his car out on the track. Pirelli is investigating the failures which also impacted the races of Valtteri Bottas and Lando Norris, and F1's tyre supplier believes that Losail's high-energy kerbs triggered the ruptures. But Russell said that, in hindsight, his extended stint on the hard tyre likely made him...
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