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Pirelli will produce flat out F1 tyres if requested
Pirelli says it will consider supplying more durable tyres capable of increased cornering speeds that will allow drivers to race at 'maximum', but only if it is requested to do so by the commercial rights holder. The Italian firm has generally worked to a brief handed down by FOM of producing tyres that degrade more in an effort to spice up the racing and promote alternative strategies, though drivers have aired their dislike for this as it forces them to temper their pace and conserve rubber. Having adopted a more conservative strategy in 2014 and 2015 – after criticism in the wake of high profile failures mid-way through 2013 -, Pirelli is poised to be more aggressive with its options...
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