Paul Hembery claims bringing back ‘qualifying tyres’ will be a big test for Pirelli – Formula 1 news
Pirelli Motorsport boss Paul Hembery has recently stated that bringing back qualifying tyres is going to be a huge test for the lone tyre suppliers of Formula 1 if the officials decide to reintroduce them.
“We will do anything we can to try and assist the sport. We're coming up with some ideas and causing the teams to have a little think about things; they worry about tyre allocations, and things like that, because it affects what's going on in the race,”
he told the media.
Early on during the 90s, the tyre suppliers were asked to give the teams separate qualifying tyres in order to boost their performance and enable them to perform at their best during the qualifying sessions for more exhilarating performance.
Pirelli has done a pretty good job up until now in the 2011 Formula 1 season as they have actively and efficiently introduced some new tyre compounds throughout the year and helped the teams in securing the best possible results.
“We've spoken to a number of drivers who drove when there were qualifying tyres and, I have to say, universally they've all said they loved it because there was that bravado aspect of it; you know you've got to be in the zone and you can't make one error
because you know you've only got that one chance,” Hembery said.
Other than that, he stated that Pirelli is also going to take the fans’ opinion regarding this matter and they are hoping for a positive decision as soon as possible.
The qualifying sessions are not as entertaining as they used to be and according to Bernie Ecclestone, this problem can be solved if the teams are given with some extra sets of tyres per race weekend.
They have been quite cooperative with both the teams and the officials and because of them, the sport is now more technical during the races as the element of a ‘race strategy’ has once again become an essential part of the sport.
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