Should Pirelli Be Upset If There Is Another Supplier of Formula 1 Tyres?

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Published: September 4, 2013

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A little earlier this season I wrote an article on whether or not a tyre war would be a good thing for Formula One.

My argument, for one of many reasons, was that it would be a bad thing as it would lead to a big discrepancy of performance should one manufacturer gain a big upper hand. One supplier at least keeps a constant and more level playing field with every team in the same boat.

A massive 82 per cent of you, however, responded that a tyre war would be a good thing on the grounds of promoting healthy competition within the sport. And with the recent news broken by BBC Sport that Michelin are in the frame to replace Pirelli in 2014, do the current suppliers have a just argument to be upset?



On Pirelli’s side is the fact that they appear to have been messed about this season through no fault of their own and are trying to fix a problem they were tasked with creating. Against the backdrop of a perceived lack of pitstops and overtaking in the preceding seasons, the FOA tasked Pirelli with making faster wearing tyres to boost the spectacle of the sport in 2013.

So is Pirelli really to blame for the alarming tyre blow outs at Silverstone and the aggressive tyre wear that has seen a multitude of pit stops and teams simply not opting to compete in Q3 for the benefit of choosing harder tyres for race strategy?



Now Pirelli have had to issue a quick fix under intolerable pressure and a barrage of criticism, rushing in tougher Kevlar belted walled rears and last year’s front specification rubber. It appears to have worked post-Silverstone and may go some way to explaining the Mercedes team’s resurgence in race conditions.

The races in Germany and Hungary in the wake of the tyre scandal produced some exciting on-track action due to the different approached to team strategy, leading Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery to praise his manufacturer’s wo...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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