{"id":18307,"date":"2013-05-20T07:29:36","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T11:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/?p=18307"},"modified":"2013-05-20T07:29:36","modified_gmt":"2013-05-20T11:29:36","slug":"pirellis-canada-changes-now-under-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/formula-1\/pirellis-canada-changes-now-under-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirelli’s Canada changes now under cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pirelli’s planned changes to its controversial tyres for Canada and beyond are now under a dark cloud.<\/p>\n

Media reports, including by Marco Canseco in the Spanish sports daily Marca, say the FIA has hit back by insisting that mid-season changes are only allowed on the grounds of safety.<\/p>\n

\"Paul-Hembery-2\"But Pirelli’s Paul Hembery had announced last week that the planned changes, for Montreal and beyond, are because “the number of pitstops was too high” so far in 2013.<\/p>\n

The FIA’s opposite view is enshrined in the technical regulations.<\/p>\n

At the very same time, Hembery hit out at teams like Red Bull and Mercedes, who have “used the media” to pile the pressure on Pirelli.<\/p>\n

“What has changed compared to the past two years,” he told German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, “is that people have used the media in order to get a benefit for themselves.<\/p>\n

“The people who criticise make the headlines,” Hembery added, “but we have been contacted by many people who are asking us not to give in to the pressure.”<\/p>\n

So after Red Bull and Mercedes complained loudly about the changes, other teams like Lotus, Ferrari and Force India – whose cars work well with the existing 2013 tyres – are hitting back just as strongly.<\/p>\n

Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez told Welt am Sonntag newspaper that it is “stupid” that changes can be made “that punish the clever and creative teams” whilst “rewarding the losers”.<\/p>\n

“Where is the sport in that?” he quipped.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know exactly why Pirelli is making changes,” Force India driver Paul di Resta is quoted by Speed Week, “but I’ve been told that everything is fair.<\/p>\n

“I suspect that the changes will hurt us, Ferrari and Lotus a little bit more than the others.<\/p>\n

“We invested a lot of time in the winter to get these tyres working, so of course these changes are a bit frustrating,” he added.<\/p>\n

Di Resta said he doubts Pirelli can justify the changes on the grounds of safety, as is required by the regulations.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think they (the tyres) are dangerous,” he insisted.\u00a0 “People have been getting excited about the last race, but we had no problems in the race.<\/p>\n

“I think most of the tyre failures are down to driving over debris.”<\/p>\n

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