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Pirelli hopes F1 teams will handle long stints responsibly

11:36 Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola is concerned that the teams will take another risk this weekend with long stints at the 70th Anniversary GP. He hopes teams will take their responsibility and see that it is not worth going over the limit.

Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz had problems with the left front tire last weekend. They drove a long stint on the C1 tire, which went flat in the final stages of the race. For this weekend, Pirelli has adjusted the conditions, the Italian tire farmer has increased the minimum tire pressure. For the second race at Silverstone, the team also opted for softer compounds, so that teams automatically have to go for a two-stopper. Pirelli depends on the teams for that matter.

“I don’t want to see problems again, I’m concerned about that,” said Isola in conversation with, among others GPUpdate.net. “That is a priority. We have to keep that in mind. We can only give as much information as possible to the teams so that they can use our product safely. If they take risks, they will. We cannot stop anyone. I hope they take their responsibility, we know what happened last Sunday and hope it won’t happen again. “

Pirelli did not limit the number of laps per tire to teams. “We have decided not to put a distance limit. I trust the teams, they are professional and know what they can do. They are not going to take any risks, but if they go over the limit they risk breaking the tires again. They have to optimize the current package without them going over the limit. How do we do that? By giving them an update and making it understandable what they can do with a band. I hope they don’t take any risks. “

With the cooperation of Adam Cooper

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