Pirelli to take a conservative approach with tyre compounds

Only a few months before the debut of the new Pirelli F1 tyres the Italian company is sure that the decision taken by the FIA to replace the departing Bridgestone will be a good one. And while much has been said about the past problems and inconsistencies Pirelli is quick to reassure us that those issues are in the past.

Pirelli's Motorsport Director Paul Hembery shared with Germany's 'Auto Bild', "Some people like to live in the past. Of course we had this problem, but what we had developed was a very aggressive qualifying tyre. In the last 20 years, the rules and technologies have changed significantly."

And while other manufacturers such as Michelin have more [recent] F1 experience Hembery trusts that his company will get the job done regardless of their inexperience with tracks outside of Europe.

"We know the characteristics of many of the European tracks from GP3. The overseas tracks are largely unknown to us. We will therefore take an accordingly conservative approach to the selection of rubber compounds."