The last four races before the summer break (Austria, Great Britain, Germany in Hungary) were truly exceptional. And yet in paddock of Formula 1 there is still resentment over the Italian manufacturer Pirelli. Rumor has it that the Italians are for the season 2019 made tires that are like tailored for a race car silver arrows, does not sing in any way. In fact, on most of the racing weekends, they proved to be technicians Mercedesa as a rule, best understand how with your car from Pirelli's tires of the year 2019 pulled the maximum. Their silver arrow generates a huge amount vacuum and this brings enough energy to the tires - which have a thinner tread this year - to be able to quickly reach the working temperature window and stay in it longer.
Christian horner, team boss Red Bull Racing, expressed the request: “My favorite would be to go back to the 2018 tires.“But that’s not going to happen, which he stressed as well Mario isola, boss Pirelli. "I have nothing to say to certain criticisms. But one thing I can say for sure is that we don’t make tires exclusively for Mercedes. The 0,4 millimeter thinner tread of the tires was created out of an effort to reduce overheating and we succeeded. The teams, FIA and FOM, were always present in our conduct. Last year, racers complained about tire bubbling, so we took appropriate action. That's all. We handed over this generation of tires to testing teams at the end of the season in Abu Dhabi. Racers received a direct comparison to previous tires. These tires were also used in the winter tests before the season and I don’t remember any criticism."
Island continues: “The reason why Mercedes was so strong this year, especially in the first part of the season, does not lie on the side of Pirelli tires, but in a good race car. The new tires require more energy to be put into them and the Mercedes chassis does just that because it’s simply a fast race car. People must not forget that, in accordance with the rules, we must determine the specifications of the tires on 1 December of the previous year. Then a lot can change. There are new race cars that are evolving, an important factor is the chassis, the engine and also the mechanics are improving, as well as the aerodynamics. But the tires always stay the same. This just leads to something matching the tires better than the other. In order for the tires to be changed, seven out of ten teams must vote in favor. No responsive request came to our address, neither from the teams nor from the umbrella organization FIA."
That rule 7 of 10 but realistically it was never possible. Mercedes Benz he never had an interest in wishing for other tires and their party, the team Racing Point in Williams, they will also not stand up to their partner. And because it is too McLaren satisfied with these tires means that this majority would never be achieved.
Mario isola he adds: "McLaren does very well with tires, Toro Rosso and Renault were also very fast at times. We definitely have teams that know how to put tires in the best temperature window. Looking back on recent years, then the following trend emerges: There are always teams that manage to understand the current generation of tires faster than others. Sometimes it’s a Ferrari, sometimes Red Bull Racing and sometimes Mercedes."
"After the race for the Spanish GP at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, we tested the tires. Sebastian Vettel tested tires with a thinner tread and compared it with a thicker one, and came to the conclusion that a tire with a thinner tread is better. I just don't believe that such a tire is an advantage for a certain team,”The boss concluded Pirelli.
