Pirelli has explained why F1 drivers are wrong in their claims about how wet tyres are wasted after each round.
The trial of the new Alternative Tyre Allocation rules at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix has prompted some debate about whether or not the move to improve sustainability is the right direction.
While the tweaks appeared to spice up the battle for pole position on Saturday, there were criticisms from some drivers about how the lack of available tyres limited track action in practice on Friday.was one of many who reckoned that things could be improved, as he questioned the sustainability push because of what he thought happened with wet tyres that never got used.
"For overseas events, it is more complicated because the rims have to travel with the teams, while the tyres have to go with us for customs reasons." "Another idea that we have discussed in the past was for races where we have weather conditions that usually are sunny, like Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, or Jeddah, not to fit all the tyres.
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