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Pirelli F1 now believes Qatar GP tyre failures were not caused by mirror debris

Pirelli now believes that the tyre failures suffered by Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz in Formula 1’s Qatar Grand Prix were not caused by debris from the mirror run over by Valtteri Bottas.

The Mercedes and Ferrari drivers both suffered front left failures within seconds of each other during the Qatar event, which also coincided with a moment when parts from Alex Albon’s discarded mirror were spread across the start-finish straight after being run over by Bottas's Sauber.

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