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Vettel defends Ferrari over tyre strategy

Sebastian Vettel has leapt to the defence of Ferrari over its gamble to run a one-stop strategy at the Belgian Grand Prix. The four-time world champion suffered a tyre blowout on the penultimate lap at Spa while occupying third position. The incident sparked a verbal attack from Vettel regarding Pirelli’s performance over the weekend. The Italian tyre manufacturer responded to the German's claims by stating the tyre was at the end of its life. Pirelli boss Paul Hembery also suggested that Ferrari’s strategy to run a set of medium tyres for 28 laps was unexpected. Vettel has since released a statement reiterating that Ferrari is not to blame for the tyre failure and that there was no...
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