Pirelli have responded to Lewis Hamilton's tyre concerns saying he testing with 'tyres that are not the final version of the tyres'... F1
In a push to be more sustainable, Formula 1 has focused on the use of tyre warmers and is looking to ban them outright from the 2024 season onwards.
Despite the good intentions behind F1’s plans, it has been met with some lukewarm reaction from the drivers, in particular Lewis Hamilton who, having tested the proposed 2024 compound earlier this year,Mario Isola, the head of Pirelli, has responded to this by saying that Hamilton tested the tyres in very cold temperatures and that the rubber he used was not the finished product.
“The idea to remove blankets is something that we discussed years ago and it is a common thought between the FIA, F1, teams, Pirelli and promoters to achieve carbon neutrality for 2030. “We tested before the Christmas break some wet weather tires, that was also our priority because last year, drivers were not happy about where they were on tyres. We found a new compound that is able to work without blankets.
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