F1 | Pirelli may introduce softer tires in 2018

He continues to focus on the tire issue within the circus. If until recently the criticisms of Pirelli they were all on the level of excessive wear, now many are complaining about excessive hardness of the tires.

Many have affirmed the high level of resistance of these tyres, capable of eliminating almost any difference between the various compounds. In Canada the Haas team principal Gunther steiner he spoke clearly and ironically about the super soft compounds: "We could have done three races with this tyre."

A statement later confirmed by the Renault driver Nico Hulkenberg: “If you look at the tires after thirty laps they are like new”.

According to some, the main problem is the pressure values, which are too high to guarantee "normal" consumption, but for now the Italian manufacturer does not seem willing to change the cards on the table.

A thought could be made for the future, with increasingly insistent rumors talking about the birth of a new compound, even softer than those already widely used in recent years, the super-soft and ultra-soft.

According to Auto Motor und Sport this new tire should be introduced in 2018 and take the name of mega-soft.

Manuel Lai