Team Lotus driver Jarno Trulli believes the new Pirellis are not well balanced
Team Lotus driver Jarno Trulli recently stated that the new Pirelli tyres are not "balanced" as they make the car shift from understeer to oversteer pretty quickly. However, most of the drivers are pretty happy with the new tyre compounds that the new lone
tyre suppliers of Formula 1 have introduced.
"I think their development work was missing something. The tyres are not well balanced. Pirelli says the FIA has asked them to make tyres that wear quickly, but I don't think this is the problem," said Trulli.
There have been mixed reactions from all the teams regarding the new Pirelli compounds. Some drivers think Pirelli can still improve the tyres, however, they all do believe that these new compounds will improve racing for sure.
Since Pirelli have introduced a variety of compounds and they wear off more than the Bridgestones of 2010, it seems that racing would be more dramatic in 2011 as the teams would now opt for more pit stops and as a result, the unpredictability level of the
sport will also increase drastically.
However, Jarno believes that the grip level of the tyres is going to be quite unpredictable as well during the first couple of laps and that is not a good thing for the drivers.
"In my opinion, the degradation is secondary to the balance on the track. When you have new tyres there is initially understeer and then three laps later, impossible oversteer," he added.
Other than that, he was also critical of the new regulations passed by the FIA regarding KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) and movable rear wings. He believes that these changes are only making the sport more confusing, and also affecting the teams in
a not-so-fruitful way.
"Each change is a cost for the teams, and if the top teams can afford investments in the short term too, for the other teams it's a financial drain." added the driver.
Trulli also presented a solution, somewhat. According to the driver, the FIA can bring revolutionary changes in the sport if they want, but they should discuss the changes with all the parties involved, and the changes should remain consistent with "with
many years of stability".
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