Originally Posted by
Bagwan
I have a hard time criticizing Pirelli at all , as they are still creating tires to a spec they were asked for .
Part of the game is changing tires when it is best to do so .
That would generally be before they go pop .
You might get a puncture from debris , which is unlucky , but all those tires that did pop were visibly ragged .
Bottas complained for quite a few laps of vibration before his tire went south , and nobody is suggesting he hit any debris .
But , it's not Pirelli's fault at all .
Teams and drivers make those calls .
And they went too far , literally .
Once they take delivery , the only thing the tire company has any say in is tire pressures , which the teams would also stretch the limits of , if they were allowed .
As it turned out , it should have been a two-stop race for Merc , and the next race will likely be three .
It will be interesting , and different from the last race because of the different compounds , but it won't be something to beat Pirelli up for .