Tronchetti Provera: “Criticism about tires is normal when things go wrong”
The Pirelli President responds with irony to Alonso's latest statements
di Chiara Rainis30 May, 2014
Even though the question of tires has now gone out of fashion, like an old catchphrase, it comes back to the surface from time to time.
It was he who recovered it Fernando Alonso who after Monte Carlo declared to the BBC: "The softer tires certainly give good grip but in two or three laps they are finished, whereas with the hard ones you can manage up to eight/nine laps but they are too slow".
“I am aware of the criticism and I accept it – the President replied to Speed Week Pirelli Marco Tronchetti Provera – The fact is that having to face a new era we preferred to focus on security. However, it is normal that those who are in difficulty and not knowing who to blame start blaming the tire supplier...".
Chiara Rainis
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