Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso isn’t getting worked up over Pirelli’s decision to bring the hard and soft tyres to the British Grand Prix in a weeks time.
This, despite the hard compound causing major issues for the Italian outfit when it was last ran at the Spanish GP.
It is believed the F150th chassis isn’t efficient at heating the hard compound in a competitive manner, as proven in Barcelona when Alonso was lapped by the leaders using that particular compound, compared to his race-leading pace on the softer option.
Alonso says he sees the decision as ‘one more challenge’, rather than Pirelli trying to favour other teams, particularly Red Bull.
“Today, the team told me about Pirelli’s tyre choices for the coming three races,” he wrote. “At the British Grand Prix, we will be running the Soft and the Hard, the same choice that featured in the early stages of the championship.
“Okay, for us that means one more challenge, namely being able to make all types of tyre work as well as possible.
“Anyway, the tyre choice is the same for everyone and there’s no point discussing if the pair of compounds chosen is more suited to one team or another. It’s up to the teams to adjust the cars to get the best out of the tyres both in terms of performance and life.”
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