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Hill: Drivers will be worried about tyre failures

1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill believes that the drivers will be very concerned after the tyre failures in Baku. The problems started on Lap 30 when Aston Martin's Lance Stroll suffered a left-rear tyre failure as he powered down the start/finish straight. That would not be the end of the drama as race leader Max Verstappen suffered the exact same fate with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix entering its final stages. This is not the first time that Pirelli tyre failures have been the talking point of a race. Similar incidents occured back at the 2020 British Grand Prix. Pirelli had changed the tyre constructions for 2021 with the aim of ensuring that they could handle the load from these...
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