Red Bull’s competition director Helmut Marko told the APA news agency that the development of Pirelli’s tyres this year will be crucial.<\/p>\n
“There are going to be a lot more tyre pistops this year and when the safety car comes out at a bad time, the middle class teams could benefit,” he said.<\/p>\n
The Austrian acknowledged that the teams and Bernie Ecclestone pushed for more tyre degradation to improve the show, but he said Pirelli has “not yet found the right balance”.<\/p>\n
“From the middle of the season they will get it under control, so it should not be decisive for the entire year,” he added.<\/p>\n
Fernando Alonso agrees that the Pirelli factor has perhaps been overstated recently.<\/p>\n
“The best and fastest car will still win the title,” he is quoted by Autosprint.<\/p>\n
“Strategy is going to be important, and a couple of times it will happen that maybe the fastest one has the wrong strategy.<\/p>\n
“But over 19 races, the most important thing is to have a fast car,” added the Ferrari driver.<\/p>\n
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