Red Bull Racing owner Dietrich Mateschitz has joined Michael Schumacher in critisising Pirelli’s 2012 tyres. He says the sport has become more interesting for fans, but the teams are struggling to come to grips (haha) with the new tyres.
Speaking to Autosport, Mateschitz said: “F1 is more exciting and more unpredictable than ever before. Obviously, caused by the rule changes before the season, the top teams moved closer together. I always had confidence in the potential of our RB8 and I still have, no doubt.
“But everyone has to learn F1 again. It has become a kind of lottery to find out the window in which a tyre works.
“And I do not believe this just happens on purpose to create more overtaking and tension in the races. I suppose no-one really understands these tyres.”
[Source: Autosport | Pic: Mercedes AMG Petronas]
One reply on “Mateschitz laments F1 tyre lottery”
kinda agree with the comments.. the idea of a control tyre is a good one, but to have drivers driving to the limits of the tyre only.. seems wrong, and against what I understood Formula 1 to be. that is a push to the limits of man/machine. these days we have to add tyre to the mix.