Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery has revealed that the teams are unwilling to help the sole tyre supplier, in its bid to acquire a modern F1 car for testing purposes.
The Italian company has been using the now defunct Toyota TF109 raced in 2009, but with the major regulation changes seen in the following two seasons, Pirelli have retired the chassis in the hope they can acquire a newer test car.
However, Hembery revealed that the teams have been far from helpful in sourcing a car for the company to develop its tyres
“We do most of the work in the simulator,” he told El Pais, “but it’s more difficult to work on the compounds because it requires the interactivity with the asphalt.
“We have asked for help and they [the teams] tell us that we should continue with the Toyota, and that’s nonsense,” he added.
“We have to find a car that was competitive in 2010, which was reliable and that allows us to incorporate all the systems that allow us to do our work.”
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