Lotus and Pirelli, things are getting tough!

Has Pirelli reached a dead end? After first announcing that new tires will be introduced for the British Grand Prix, the Italian manufacturer took a step back this week while presenting selected erasers for the next three meetings of the season. A choice strongly criticized by Lotus, which accuses the Italian firm of having voluntarily chosen hard and conservative tires, particularly in Hungary, as certain teams wanted.

“It?s unusual to take the same types of tires in Hungary as in Bahrain and Silverstone”, wondered Alan Permanente, as reported by the BBC. ?We didn?t have these tires last year and we made two stops. It?s absolute nonsense, they (the tires chosen this year, Editor’s note) are too hard for this track », estimated the director of track operations.enstone. Indeed, such a choice would tend to favor the Red Bull and Mercedes, who are hitting their tires harder this season. On the contrary, other teams have adapted better to the very rapid wear of the Italian compounds, such as Ferrari ; Lotus was clearly the team that did the best in this little game. They were also very reluctant to introduce new tires. And are now monitoring Pirelli’s actions very closely. The tire war is not about to end...