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GPDA will assess tyre issues before boycott
Grand Prix Drivers Association chairman Pedro de la Rosa has revealed that the F1 grid will not stage a mass walk-out at the first hint of tyre trouble at the Nurburgring, despite threats of a boycott following the problems encountered at the British Grand Prix a week.Round nine of the 2013 F1 season opened with concerns that the event may not happen if Pirelli could not find an adequate solution to the blow-outs that afflicted five drivers during the Silverstone race. Concerned that their safety may be at risk, the drivers, almost unanimously, said that they would be prepared to sit out the Nurburgring event if there was any repeat of the tyre issues, despite Pirelli being able to...
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