News Details

Strongly criticising Pirelli too soon: "A foolish way to do things"

Pirelli was seen as the big enemy after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Not for the first time, two Pirelli tyres gave up the ghost without any warning, causing huge crashes for Lance Stroll and Max Verstappen. According to Marc Priestley the finger should not be pointed at Pirelli immediately. Criticism of Pirelli Since Pirelli returned to Formula 1 in 2011, they have come under pressure numerous times. In Silverstone, there were already several races where we saw Pirelli blow-out tyres, but there is also hardly any overtaking possible with the fast wearing tyres. After the race in Baku, Pirelli took a lot of blame from stakeholders in F1, but according to Priestley, this was way too early....
Full Story »
4y ago from GPBlog.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

No signs of extreme wear, says Pirelli

F1 Grand Prix, GP Azerbaijan, Baku Street Circuit Following the...
4y ago from F1Technical.net

Max blames Pirelli for ‘life-threatening' blowout

Max Verstappen has pointed the finger at Pirelli for his...
4y ago from PlanetF1.com

F1 can be exciting without ‘tyre war' –...

Jun.5 Pirelli is confident that Formula 1 can be more exciting even...
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Stroll crashes very hard after a tyre blowout on the...

Lance Stroll was on a very long stint in his Aston Martin, but crashes...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Brazil replaces Argentina as 2026 MotoGP calendar...

The 2026 MotoGP calendar has officially been released and the new season...
46m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Motegi remains on MotoGP calendar through 2030

MotoGP has officially confirmed that the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi...

Marco Bezzecchi explained what ‘key moment' he...

Marco Bezzecchi explained his first lap was the "key moment"...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

O’Ward explains the multiple steps that came...

Pato O’Ward won Sunday’s IndyCar race from the streets of Toronto,...

Kyffin Simpson’s confidence ‘very high right...

When Kyffin Simpson crossed the finish line in Sunday’s Honda Indy...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'I didn't like it' – Declan Rice hits out at...

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has admitted he didn't like a lot of the...
46m ago from CaughtOffside.com

England international tells friends that he’s...

England international Eberechi Eze has reportedly told his closest friends...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

My kingdom for a striker

Ted Drake, Reg Lewis, Joe Baker, John Radford, Charlie Nicholas, Alan...
1h ago from Arseblog.com

Highlights: Saka nets, Dowman shines in Arsenal’s...

Highlights of Arsenal's pre-season win against AC Milan in Singapore.
1h ago from SkySports.com

Comments

Hottest News

F1 star ‘DENIED’ entry to Belgian GP

An F1 star's Belgian Grand Prix weekend got off... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Toto Wolff announces shock Max Verstappen driver decision...

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has addressed growing... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com

Albon surprised by Horner’s Red Bull exit: ‘He helped...

Former Red Bull driver Alex Albon paid tribute to... Read More »
1h ago from F1i.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.