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Ferrari surprised by Red Bull tyre choice

Sebastian Vettel has admitted Ferrari were surprised by Red Bull's decision to qualify for the Canadian GP on the fast but fragile hypersoft tyres. Unlike Red Bull, both Mercedes and Ferrari reached the Q3 shoot-out on ultrasoft tyres - a slower but more durable compound than the new-for-2018 hypersofts. "We did what we wanted to do," said Vettel after claiming pole position ahead of Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas and Verstappen. "I don't think that the hypersoft is a good race tyre, so I'm a bit surprised that both of the Red Bull chose that." But Verstappen shot back: "We think it's a good tyre for us and in the long runs I felt good on it. "It's no big surprise....
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