Aston Martin insists it followed Pirelli’s F1 tyre measures before Baku blowout

Stroꦡll crashed out of fourth place on Lap 29 of the Azerbaijan GP when he suffered a dramatic left-rear tyre blowout, the first of two such incidents that overshadowed a crazy race in Baku.
Red Bull’s ꦗMax Verstappen lost the lead of the race due to a similar scary failure at 200mph along the Baku’s long main straight.
F1’s tyre supplier Pirelli concluded its invest♓igation and published ♏its findings on Tuesday, saying that both tyres suffered “a circumferential break on the inner sidewall” that “related to the running conditions of the tyre”.
Pirel𒊎li’s early theory that debris was to blame was ultimately incorrౠect, while the failures were also not caused by fatigue.
Red Bull issued a statement on Tuesday following the investigation in 🔯which it confirmed that “no car fault was found” and insisted that it followed Pirelli’s tyre parameters “at all times”.

On Wednesday, Aston Martin released a near-identical statement whi🧔ch read: "Following the tyre issue on Lance Stroll’s car on lap 29 of the Azerb♎aijan Grand Prix, we have worked with the FIA and Pirelli during their investigation.
"We c♔an confirm there was no car fault that caused the tyre ♓to fail.
"The team has alwa▨ys operated its tyres within the Pirelli prescribed parameters and will continue to do so."
Although Pirelli did not directly blame the teams for the incidents in Baku, the FIA has moved to impose a Technical Directive that will see new tyre measures imposed, starting from this weeke🍒nd’s French Grand Prix at ওPaul Ricard.
As well as setting its usual minimum starting pressure, ✅Pirelli will also set a minimum pressure for the tyres after running on track.
Random checks will be carried out on cars throughout the race weekend to ensure teams are aꦿd🔯hering to all of the parameters.

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