Pirelli looking for more exciting races: Formula 1 News
Pirelli’s boss Paul Hembery has claimed that he will continue to look for improvement every race weekend, in order to provide thrilling results to the Formula 1 fans worldwide. There has been a lot of praise for the Italian tyre manufacturers after the opening
three races of the 2011 season delivered some exciting outcomes. All teams will now be headed to Istanbul for the Turkish Grand Prix, which kicks off on Sunday, May 8, 2011.
Commenting on the next race, Hembery stated, “The next race in Istanbul is very tough on tyres - and is probably the worst for us as a tyre maker. So that will change again the type of strategy needed in a race. It is going to vary race to race, and circuit
to circuit, depending on what type of surface it is.”
He further added, “I think Turkey will be similar to Sepang in terms of tyre wear – and if not even worse because of the very, very abrasive surface. After Spain, we have Canada and Monte Carlo, which will be with our super soft and soft tyres.”
Hembery was pleased with the appreciation given by majority of the teams to the Pirelli rubber. However, he said that satisfaction will only be achieved once the fans get a complete season of exhilarating racing.
According to Hembery, Pirelli needed to improve its harder compound tyres in order to give some consistency to the drivers. The tyre wear for both the compounds has been almost similar, which is not a good sign for the tyre manufacturers.
Pirelli will test the new hard compound during the Turkish GP and will launch it later in the season, considering the outcome of the experimental run in Istanbul. The Italian manufacturers aim to increase the life of the tyres by three to four laps.
The last couple of seasons in Formula 1 had been criticised by the fans and experts worldwide, as there wasn’t much overtaking during the races. Former drivers rated the 2010 season as 'dull' and the sport’s governing body FIA was under immense pressure
to take some positive steps for the betterment of the game.
The introduction of the Drag Reduction System (DRS) this year was aimed towards providing overtaking opportunities to the drivers and it worked positively. The Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) was revived as well to make things interesting. However,
most teams and drivers rated the Pirelli tyres for the increased level of competitiveness.
During the third race of the season in China, there were many exciting moves by the drivers and the cars will fresher tyres proved to be much quicker than their opponents. Red Bull’s Mark Webber had the freshest set of tyres compared to the front-runners,
as he qualified way down in 18th on the grid. This helped the Australian to gain 15 positions in the order, finishing on the podium.
Tags: