All 10 F1 teams unanimously rejected Pirelli's tires for next season in an anonymous vote, which means racers will still use vintage tires next year 2019.
After F1 teams tested new tires at post-season tests in Abu Dhabi, all teams rejected the new Pirelli mix by secret ballot, which received much criticism from racers.
After testing and analyzing new tires for the year 2020, a vote on the specification 2020 was carried out in accordance with Article 12 6.1 of the Technical Regulations, “ the FIA announced in a press release.
The vote made the unanimous decision that Formula One teams will retain the tires of the year 2019 during the season .
The FIA thanks Pirelli and a team for their work and cooperation in improving their season tires 2020. It is certainly a valuable lesson in improving the tires of the future. “
Racers were able to premiere new tires on Friday's free training sessions before the US Grand Prix race in Austin, and were almost unanimous in their initial responses: “New tires are extremely bad.”
In Austin, Pirelli took advantage of the F1 policy option and offered racers season tires 2020.
Lewis Hamilton said of the new tires:
“It would be better for me to remain silent and not say anything.”
McLarn's Carlos Sainz was also critical:
“We had quite a few sensors mounted on the tires to learn as many new things as possible, but the feeling was very bad.”
Haas team runner Romain Grosjean thinks Pirelli didn't do his homework.
“It feels like racing with this year's tires, it may be a little worse.”
The French also agrees with Sebastian Vettel:
“The tires are bad because no steps have been taken. It's probably too late now because they can't make new ones. “
0 Comments