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Pirelli have explaining to do after Baku blowouts

Two high-speed tyre blowouts during the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix may have been caused by external factors such as debris, Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli said on Sunday. Red Bull's Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen and Aston Martin's Lance Stroll both crashed out after rear-left tyres blew suddenly at speed on the same stretch of straight. Pirelli's F1 head Mario Isola said an inspection after the race was halted following Verstappen's crash found that Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton also had a damaged tyre: 'First we need to clearly establish the facts behind the incidents. 'What we can say for now is that there was also a cut found on Hamilton's tyre, and that it's the rear-right...
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