Lewis Hamilton accuses Max Verstappen of using illegal tactic at F1 70th Anniversary GP

Lewis Hamilton appeared to accuse Max Vertsappen of having less pressure in his tyres during the 70th Anniversary at Silverstone. Mercedes had locked out the front row with Valtteri Bottas on pole position but they soon suffered a devastating setback. Hamilton feels Verstappen kept his pressure lower and he voiced concerns midway through the battle. "He must have less pressure in his tyres or something," Hamilton said over his team radio after falling behind the Dutchman. F1's governing body, the FIA, can track every car's tyre pressure in real time so it is highly unlikely Hamilton's concerns are correct. Ahead of the race Pirelli boss Mario Isola explained why changes needed to be made this weekend. "We are going up by 2psi front and 1psi rear," Isola confirmed. “I believe that because we are going with a one-step-softer compound, the length of the stint will be shorter by definition because the compounds are softer. “Consider that the medium compound will be the hard for this weekend, the only one that was running 36 laps [in the British GP] was [Romain] Grosjean and the tyres were finished, so I struggle to believe they can run more than 30-something laps next weekend. “They [the teams] are very good at managing the tyres so I cannot write that in stone, but, looking at the softness of the compound, probably most of the teams will target two-stop strategies…” Source: Express

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