Lotus has admitted it is opposed to Pirelli making radical changes to its 2013 tyres.<\/p>\n
After Australia and Malaysia, when the behaviour of the Italian marque’s new heavily-degrading range became clear, some top teams – notably Red Bull and Mercedes – said they want Pirelli to make changes as soon as possible.<\/p>\n
“Certain teams are keen for a switch back to last year’s rubber,” Lotus technical director James Allison confirmed, “but teams will always push for what’s in their best interest.”<\/p>\n
Indeed, Kimi Raikkonen won in Melbourne with the impressive new black E21, and so Allison said Lotus obviously wants the status quo to remain.<\/p>\n
“We feel the current tyres make for entertaining racing, but then we would say that as our car tends to prosper when the tyres are tender,” he admitted.<\/p>\n
Pirelli has promised to “review” the situation after next weekend’s Bahrain grand prix, warning however that it will only make notable changes if the overwhelming majority of teams demand action.<\/p>\n
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