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

Stroll 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 Max Verstappen lost the lead of the race due to a similar scar﷽y failure at 200mph along the Baku’s long main straight.
F1’s tyre supplier Pirelli concluded its investigation and published its findi🧜ngs on Tuesday, saying that both tyres suffered “a circumferential break on the inner sidewall” that “related to the running conditions of the tyre”.
Pirelli’s early theory that debris was to bla♎me was ultimately incorrect, while the failures🌄 were also not caused by fatigue.
Red Bull is༺sued a statement on Tuesday folloﷺwing 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 which read: "Following the tyre issue on Lance Stroll’s car on lap 29 of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, we have worked with the FIA and Pirelli during ౠtheir investigation.
"We can confirm there was no car fa🙈ult that caused the tyre to fail.
"The team has alway💦s operated its tyres within the Pirelli prescribed parameters and will continue to do so."
Although Pir🧸elli 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 weekend’s Frܫench Grand Prix at Paul Ricard.
As well as setting its usual minimum starting pressure, Pirellಞi 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 adhering to al༒l oꦓf the parameters.

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