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As Pirelli look to have some important answers for F1 teams this weekend in Paul Ricard, former Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve has labelled the tyre failures at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as “embarrassing”.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll both suffered high-speed crashes in Baku on the hard compound of tyre, with the sport’s official tyre supplier saying they would be opening a full investigation into what happened.
On lap 30, Stroll appeared to suffer a blowout near the pit entry as he edged towards top speed, and hit the wall hard, bringing out a Safety Car.
Verstappen meanwhile was leading with five laps to go when disaster struck not too dissimilar to Stroll, with his left-rear tyre appearing to give way, catapulting the championship leader into the wall at 200mph.
The crash brought out the red flag, with the race then effectively becoming a two-lap sprint race to the end after a half an hour break.
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