Pirelli says impossible to predict tyres behaviour for Canadian Grand Prix – Formula 1 news
Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery has said that the tyres behaviour in the recently held Monaco Grand Prix was very strange and he cannot predict anything for the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix.
However, Hembery explained that the soft and supersoft tyres will be used in Montreal.
He added that the tyres’ behaviour is always unpredictable before its use and no one can predict anything about them unless they are used on the track. The Pirelli boss further explained the tyres and added that if they are hard and unable to provide the
required grip, then they need to wear much faster.
He went on to mention, “The reason we are going super soft and soft is that you want to have grip from the tyre, if you go with something too hard then you end wheel-spinning, tyres grain and they get consumed even quicker.”
Hembery admitted that he knows not predicting anything for the Canadian Grand Prix will be a surprise for a lot of fans, but it really was impossible to do so.
He continued, “We haven't got any current plans to change anything going forward. We are keeping the four compounds we have got now unless of course we get to a situation where something clearly isn't working and we have to make a change.”
Pirelli told the media that at this point, they have no plans to introduce new tyre compounds other than the four which have already been used in the season so far.
Most of the teams are satisfied with Pirelli’s work. So far in the six rounds of the 2011 Formula 1 season, tyres have played an important part in defining the team strategies during the qualifiers and races. At the moment, defending champions and current
leaders Red Bull Racing seem to have understood the tyres better than anyone else and their race strategies have been a step ahead of the rest of the pack.
The Canadian Grand Prix will take place on June 12, 2011. Let’s see how Pirelli tyres perform during the weekend.
Tags: