Pirelli has confirmed that 🍒Sebastian Vettel's tyre failure on the penultimate lap of the British Grand Prix was caused by driviꦆng around on an underinflated tyre that was the result of a slow puncture.

Vettel suffered a blow-out on his front-left tyre towards the end of the race at Silverstone, costing him a p♍odium finish𝔉.

The incident came one lap af♕ter Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen had also suffered a front-left failure at the same point of the circuit, but Pirelli stressed after the race that the incidents were separate.

In a staꦗtement issued on Friday, Pirelli confirmed that after analysing Vettel's damage tyre and the relevant data, it could confirm that a slow puncture was the root cause of the problem.

"Pirelli has concluded the analysis on Sebastian Vettel's damaged front-l𒁃eft P Zero Yellow soft tyre, which affected him two laps from the finish of the British Grand Prix," the statement reads.

"As appeared clear since Sunday afternoon, a full investigation has now confirmed that the original cause of the failure was a slow puncture. The consequent driving back to the pits on an underinflatedไ and then flat tyre led to⛦ the final failure.

"Kimi Raikkonen's damaged tyre shows less evidence of what occu🧸rre♛d, so further tests and analysis are still ongoing in Pirelli's laboratories and indoor testing facilities.

"It will take a few more days to reach a 🏅definitive conclusion."