Pirelli has announced it will bring the medium and soft compound tyres to the Brazilian Grand Prix, altering its initial decision to bring the hard and medium.
The tyre supplier come under criticism from Felipe Massa who called the choice “dangerous, very dangerous” and “unacceptable”.
He made his comments in light of the new surface at the Interlagos circuit, adding: “Normally whatever track I go to where they put down new asphalt, it gets even easier on the tyres. I have no idea why they choose these tyres.”
In reaction, Pirelli had asked the teams if they would support a change in the nominations from hard and medium to medium and soft.
“The tyre nomination for the Brazilian Grand Prix has been changed, following Pirelli’s proposal and with the unanimous agreement of all the teams,” read a statement.
“Although the hard and medium nomination has been used in Brazil for the last two years, the recent resurfacing of the Interlagos track has prompted the change to medium and soft. This new choice is the same nomination as the United States Grand Prix the weekend before.”
Paul Hembery added: “We’ve always said that we would be open to any changes if they were required. After further technical analysis of the impact of the revised circuit surface, together with a risk assessment suggesting a low probability of compound overheating due to extreme track temperatures, we have made this change with the unanimous agreement of all 11 teams.”
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