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Verstappen hits out at Pirelli's Baku tyre choice

Sep.21 Max Verstappen has blasted Pirelli's choice of the C6 soft for Baku, insisting the compound is 'slower from the start of the lap' and 'just an inferior tyre'. 'That soft tyre is slower from the start of the lap,' the four-time world champion said after securing pole on Saturday. 'It's just an inferior tyre. I'd like to talk to Pirelli sometime, so they can leave that one at home.' The Red Bull driver pointed out this isn't just a Baku issue – the softest compound also flopped in Monaco, Imola, Montreal – street circuits and low-wear tracks where it should excel. 'That tyre didn't really work anywhere,' he said, 'so it's better to leave it at home.' Pirelli brought the...
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