Christian Horner says Red Bull Racing are not happy with 2013 Pirelli tyres – Formula 1 news
Red Bull Racing team principal, Christian Horner has said that they are not happy with the 2013 Pirelli compound tyres despite their victory in the Bahrain Grand
Prix.
Sebastian Vettel of the Milton Keynes based squad scored a marvelous win in the fourth round of the season at Bahrain International Circuit after qualifying for
second grid position. The German driver took three pit stops and won the race by a considerable margin from his major rival, Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus.
In contrast, Vettel’s teammate, Mark Webber could only secure 7th place finish after taking a start from the same grid position. The Australian driver
could have secured 5th place finish, but he faced a tyre degradation issue due to which he lost two positions towards the end of the race. Many other drivers also faced problems with their tyres because of which they took four pit stops.
Therefore, Horner has asserted that the tyres degrade excessively during the race which has created problems for many contenders in this year’s championship. Besides,
he said that the tyres should be improved a little bit to make the sport more interesting.
“We think the tyres are brilliant; we've got absolutely no problem with them and think they should keep the same compounds for all the remaining races!” Horner
said. “No, I think the tyres are still too on an edge. Needing to four-stop in a race I think is a bit too extreme, there's other teams that look like they've got bigger issues than Red Bull with their tyres but you need to speak to them to ask their opinion.
But I do feel that the tyres are a little bit too on an edge and just need to come back a little bit.”
In addition, he expressed that they expect a tough competition with Ferrari, Lotus and Mercedes in the season ahead. Nevertheless, he stated that they are extremely
pleased with the performance of their drivers in the first four grands prix of the season and they are confidently looking forward to keep on making the essential developments in their car to defend their title.
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