Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Formula One: Pirelli Plans To Change Formula One Tires are Canned!!

Pirelli has admitted defeat in its attempts to change to Kevlar-belted rear tires from the British GP -- and admits that the decision due to ongoing opposition from some teams. Pirelli had been suggesting that its planned change would definitely go ahead, but it was always relying on receiving full support from the teams.

 The intention was to use the switch to last year’s construction in an attempt to address the delamination issue, but instead Pirelli has changed its production process. The revised tires were tested on Friday in Canada, although wet conditions for much of the day limited mileage. They were also tested by Mercedes at its infamous Barcelona session.

“The tire construction will remain unchanged, contrary to Pirelli’s initial plans,” the tire company said in a statement. “This decision is due to the fact that the new tires, which were brought to the Friday free practice sessions in Canada, could not be tested sufficiently due to rain -- and that the teams failed to agree unanimously about introducing the changes.  

Meanwhile tire choices for upcoming races are hard/medium for Silver-stone, medium/soft for Nürburgring and hard/medium for Hungary.

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