Valtteri Bottas was required to pit from 2nd and left of the points, while Lewis Hamilton in some way handled to limp around the last lap to win the race by a matter of seconds from Max Verstappen– who had actually just pitted for fresh tyres and was searching him down all the method to the flag.
Sundays British Grand Prix saw one of the most significant surfaces to a Formula 1 race for many years as both leading vehicles suffered tyre concerns in the last 2 laps.
Listen and watch to Hamilton fight for survival on last lap of British GP
McLarens Carlos Sainz likewise struggled with the very same issue, dropping him from 4th to 13th by the end of the race.
3 tyre deflations– all front lefts– on three automobiles in the space of two laps was amazing, and Pirelli announced after the race that they had immediately launched an investigation into the cause.
Possibly, however it may not be as easy as that, as Mark Hughes discusses in the post-race Monday Morning Debrief here …
Raikkonens off. We saw some part of the vehicle, part of the front wing on track, so we will never ever understand but I guess Pirellis going to analyse that.”
Raikkonens off. We saw some part of the vehicle, part of the front wing on track, so we will never understand however I guess Pirellis going to analyse that.”
Was Raiikonens front wing failure at Maggotts and Becketts 4 laps from the end of the race– which you can see in the video above– the cause of all the drama at Silverstone on Sunday?
Red Bull also revealed that the tires they removed Verstappens vehicle at his final stop were covered with about 50 cuts.
Mercedes manager Toto Wolff suggested that debris on the track might have activated the wave of tyre issues.
