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Vettel mystified by tyre explosion while leading
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel says he has no clue as to why his right-rear tyre exploded while he was leading the Austrian Grand Prix. Vettel was running a long first stint on the supersoft tyres, which he had previously used in Q2, when his right-rear exploded at high speed on the start/finish straight. The failure caused him to spin into the pitwall and then back across the track, causing a safety car at the start of the 27th lap. Debris from his blown tyre also damaged Nico Rosberg’s closely-following Mercedes. “Complete question mark why the tyre failed,” said Vettel. “It was our decision [to run long from the start], it was clear that everybody had much more tyre life than...
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