Bojan Vrbnjak
Some pointed fingers at Pirelli - they still do - Pirelli however, he accused the teams of low pressure in tires. In the paddock GP of France however, there have also been a few voices saying this is a consequence tire heaters, which regulate their temperature.
In words Franz Tost, team boss Alpha Tauri, it would still be possible that they play an important role in tire damage Stroll in Verstappen played right tire heaters. “I mentioned three years ago that they should be banned. However, many other teams were against it because they all thought they would have an advantage with special tricks,”Is a colleague from car engine and sport explained Tost, which therefore alerts the ombudsmen FIAthat the main problem is precisely the mentioned heaters.
"The problems are actually home made. There are several reasons against heating tires. Firstly technology and secondly sustainability." Rubber heaters they are switched on continuously so that the tires do not cool down. “You should see how many tire heaters are plugged in overnight. And here’s a third factor and that’s cost. I signed a contract for 2022 season tire heaters and we came up with an amount of € 375.000," Ends Tost.
Austrian further believes that if tire problems can really be traced all the way to tire heaters, then the umbrella organization has FIA definitely enough reasons to them eliminate.
