F1 News: Pirelli Responds To Lewis Hamilton Complaints Over 'Frustrating' Tire Performance

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Pirelli defends themselves over complaints from Lewis Hamilton.

Following the Miami Grand Prix earlier this season, seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton voiced significant frustrations over the current performance of Pirelli tires. Hamilton lamented nostalgically about earlier days when F1 tires permitted a broader working window, allowing drivers to better optimize car balance and maintain consistent grip throughout a lap.

Explaining in technical terms, Isola described how grip varies with temperature, stating that grip increases with temperature until it reaches a peak, beyond which it drops sharply due to overheating.'If we look at a graph, the grip of the tyre is on the vertical coordinates and the temperature is on the horizontal,' he explained. 'In the cold, any compound that is developed for motorsport has little grip. Instead, the grip increases as the temperature goes up.

 

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