Max Verstappen correctly predicted Pirelli’s reaction to the puncture that cost him victory in a scary high-speed blowout and late crash at the Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix on Sunday in Baku.
Immediately after the incident, F1’s sole tire supplier said it would investigate the cause of the Red Bull driver and Lance Stroll’s similar incidents. Both Verstappen’s Red Bull and Stroll’s Aston Martin had a puncture on their left rear wheel. Verstappen came six laps from the finish line and with a comfortable lead of more than 2 seconds.
Verstappen led 29 laps and looked like a suspension to expand his points lead in the championship. He added that he wasn’t surprised that Pirelli’s united front blames rubble for the tire failures.
I already know what the outcome will be, but it’s still hard to accept, “said Verstappen.” It will always have something to do with carbon waste.
Indeed, in a subsequent post-race statement, Pirelli stated that “initial observations” show that the problems were caused by “an external factor”.
Spanish newspaper El Mundo noted that this was “Pirelli’s usual excuse” and Max’s father, Jos Verstappen, agreed that Pirelli always blame it after similar incidents.
However, Pirelli’s F1 boss Mario Isola told reporters that a “6 to 7 cm cut on the inside shoulder” of a Lewis Hamilton tire was also found.
However, he acknowledged that “these things shouldn’t be happening and we can understand the need for answers”.
After Max Verstappen crashed into the wall in Azerbaijan on Sunday, there was a lot of rubble on the route.
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Verstappen never saw the rubble that Pirelli claimed must have caused the punctures.
“If there was really all this rubble lying around, someone would have picked them up earlier,” said Verstappen. “We all drive on the same route.”
Pirellis Isola said Pirelli will need to conduct a full investigation in the coming days.
“We have a few clues as to what happened, but nothing more,” said Isola. “An exact result can only be obtained through an examination in our laboratory in Milan. However, we rule out any wear and tear. The tires still had enough rubber on them. “
Verstappen’s initial anger was dampened when, during an examination at the medical center, he learned that his championship rival Hamilton had made the mistake in the late race that also got him out of the points.
“All’s well that ends well,” said Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko to ORF. “It’s just a shame because we would have increased our lead dramatically.”
Verstappen added: “Mercedes is very strong on normal tracks, so I really wanted to increase the gap here. But we will see. We had two very positive weekends and the car was very strong, it was difficult for me, so that says it all. “
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