Sebastian Vettel’s sensational tyre victory in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix was likely brought about by trash on the track, supplier Pirelli said on Wednesday.
Pirelli said examination of the few remaining parts of the Ferrari’s correct back tire, alongside correlation with different tires utilized as a part of the Formula One race, had hurled no indication of weariness or auxiliary disappointment. Pirelli stated, “Consequently, the issue appears to be caused by an item of debris, which led to the breakage of the tyre”.
Ferrari driver Vettel said,
“I didn’t feel anything, or rather, I felt it when it was too late and it exploded out of the blue. There were no signs before that, everything was normal,” said the four-times champion at the time.
“I spoke with the people on the pit wall and everything looked the same, the pace was the same as the lap before, the tyres felt fine, the lap times were fine. It’s completely a question mark on why the tyre had the failure.”
“Lewis Hamilton did not in any way damage a hotel room or his private driver room at the circuit during the race weekend in Baku,” it said.
“Lewis Hamilton did not lie about his relationship with team-mate Nico Rosberg.
“Niki regrets any misunderstanding caused by comments that have been blown wildly out of proportion compared with the casual context in which they were made.”
Pirelli have reasoned that the sensational tire issue endured by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel on the 27th lap of last Sunday’s race in Austria was more likely than not brought on by a thing of garbage – not by a disappointment of the tire itself.
Declaring the consequences of their inside and out examination, the Italian producer said,
“The few remaining parts of the tyre in question, together with an in-depth comparison to other tyres used in the race, reveal no signs of fatigue or structural failure in the right-rear tyre itself.
“Consequently, the issue appears to be caused by an item of debris, which led to the breakage of the tyre.”
