It has emerged that Ferrari and Lotus would quickly veto any move to have Pirelli change the compounds of its 2013 tyres.
Red Bull and Mercedes had reportedly complained to Pirelli that, according to their data, the new tyres are wearing out faster when fitted to the very best cars.
“I think Pirelli has realised (the situation) and we have been promised that other compounds will come to Bahrain at the latest,” Marko said in Malaysia.
Anyway, changing the Pirelli tyres on grounds other than safety would require the unanimous agreement of the teams. Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reported that Lotus, whose Kimi Raikkonen won in Australia, would “veto” any such move. And Ferrari principal Stefano Domenicali is quoted as saying: “Pirelli cannot change something without the agreement of the teams unless there is an imminent safety risk. “It makes no sense to panic after two races,” he added.
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If only Kimi Raikkonen-Lotus & Fernando Alonso- Ferrari are able to positively strategies and setup their cars to go fast on these Pirelli's over other top teams who are behaving like they have no brains to master what's equal for everyone.... then it's not Pirelli's fault. Just because RBR got a beating in Melbourne by these 2 experienced drivers, they think Pirelli's are bad?? It's not like they got beaten by a Torro Rosso. They themselves got the best out of it in the very next race.
Also, if RedBull and Mercedes think their designers should only be focused on making their cars fast while ignoring the common Pirelli compounds, then it's also their own shortcomings. Lotus and Ferrari are not bitching about the tyres, in fact, they see it as an opportunity to Maximize their results with a combination of pace & strategy.... just like how teams need to mazimize the limitations set by the FIA over Engine, Aero etc.
In any case, RBR and Mercedes can be assured if they still don't believe is that both Kimi & Alonso can go as fast as their drivers with better Pirelli's as well. This way, the intelligence of a driver comes into play as well while the race is being run... maybe Mercedes & RBR think their drivers/strategists aren't intelligent enough to maximize their package?
Great to see that Lotus, Ferrari & Mclaren as well are positive about the Regulations and are only concerned about how to get the best result out of it, instead of wasting their time & energy by complaining the first instance that they get beaten.
Edited by BackOnTop, 27 March 2013 - 09:59.