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Verstappen unhappy with Pirelli blowout explanation

Formula One world championship leader Max Verstappen said on Thursday he was unhappy with Pirelli's explanation for the high-speed tyre blowout that cost him victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Red Bull's Verstappen suffered a left-rear failure on the straight while leading towards the end of the June 6 race in Baku. Aston Martin's Canadian Lance Stroll had earlier crashed out with a similar failure. Sole supplier Pirelli on Tuesday ruled out any production or quality defects and accepted the teams had followed prescribed parameters when the tyres were fitted. It indicated that how the tyres were then run had contributed to the incidents. Asked at the French Grand Prix if he was happy...
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