WE WANTED TO GO LONGER
F
errari and Pirelli were investigating the raceending tyre blowout that caused Sebastian
Vettel to retire from the race while leading the
Austrian Grand Prix, with the team revealing that
they were intending to run the tyre much longer.
The German driver was leading the grand prix
when a rear tyre exploded and ended his hopews of
a result at the Red Bull Ring.
Team boss Maurizio Arrivabene denied
suggestions Ferrari pushed the boundaries by
running the tyres for too long on Vettel’s car.
“No,” he said. “We wan
and had plenty of feedback
were on the safe side. The
telemetry, nothing from Se
something wrong. Then the
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several cars’ suspensions
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said that could not be ruled
“It’s too early to say bu
“It’s just strange that we ar