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Hamilton says Pirelli tyres were too good at Monza
Lewis Hamilton at Monza
Monza winner Lewis Hamilton has pointed the finger at too good Pirelli tyres in the wake of last weekend's Italian Grand Prix.
In fact, despite his psychological title war with teammate Nico Rosberg, the Mercedes driver says the tyres supplied at Monza would have contributed to the German's highly controversial ‘mistakes' that handed him victory last Sunday.
Hamilton told Totalrace, 'Honestly, the tyres were too good last weekend. It was basically very easy in terms of making one stop. There was only one risk and that was if you got a flat-spot.'
'That's why we saw so many drivers going straight at the first chicane — to avoid damaging the tyre,...
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