Formula One: Pirelli aims to change hard tyre

Pirelli is planning on changing the compound of this season’s hard tyre from the Spanish Grand Prix. Tyres have been a focal point of 2011 so far after Pirelli was asked to develop less durable compounds in order to open up the possibilities for more exciting races. The move has worked, as teams have been able to adopt different strategies in their approaches to races, and the differences in tyre condition have seen more overtaking taking place. Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembrey, however, says that the tyre manufacturer feels that the hard tyre does not last long enough.




Published in The Express Tribune, May 4^th, 2011.