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Pirelli: revised wet tyres already planned for China
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Pirelli's wet weather tyres are a work in progress, with a revised compound set to be introduced in China, according to motorsport boss Paul Hembery. As the official tyre supplier to F1, one of Pirelli's mandates this year has been to improve the quality of its wet rubber, while also managing a change in tyre structure and width on the back of F1's 2017 rule change. Drivers have confirmed an improvement in the wet tyre's performance and quality, but Pirelli is still determined to work on further improvements. "We have to change the working range of the compounds," said Hembery. "We were going to do that on the full rain tyre anyway. It was something we...
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