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Ferrari says poor pits stops caused by wheel nut issue

Ferrari says its sub-optimal track record regarding its pit stops this season is rooted in a wheel nut issue that the Italian outfit is working to fix for next season. The Scuderia's crews have struggled multiple times this year to swap tyres under the 3.5-second average benchmark that constitutes the reference for a swift pitstop in normal conditions. In last weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel suffered another slow tyre rotation, but the German driver put the blame on Ferrari's equipment rather than on his crew's pit work. Diego Ioverno, the Scuderia Vehicle Operation engineer shed some light on the issue that has weighed this season on the team's tyre changes. "It’s...
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