Pirelli has blamed the way the
Formula 1 teams run their cars for the series of tyre failures during the British Grand Prix.
The Italian company will introduce modified
tyres for this weekend’s German Grand Prix in an attempt to ensure the
blow-outs are not repeated.
But it has requested that the sport’s
governing body, the FIA, steps in to ensure teams run the tyres correctly.
I think Pirelli is running pretty
thin on excuses, there have been several issues with the tyres this season and
when there is a problem with the tyres the buck stops in one place and one
place only, with whoever provides the tyres.
Pirelli is pointing the finger at
the teams in desperation after the fiasco at the weekend which saw four tyre
blow-outs during a race; thankfully all the drivers used their immense skills
to avoid a serious accident.
I do hope the FIA have earmarked a
new tyre provider for next season because spending more time talking about
tyres than races is not what anybody wants, let’s hope things are different in
Germany this weekend.
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