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Pirelli issues deadline
Pirelli has said it will quit F1 unless tyre testing plans for 2017 are agreed today. While the Italian tyre manufacturer announced last year that it had agreed a new contract from 2017 – 2019, this has yet to be ratified by the FIA. With a raft of new rules coming next season, which will see faster cornering speeds, heavier loads and wider tyres, Pirelli has for some time been warning that this will require significant changes which will, in turn, need serious testing. However, with the FIA seemingly stalling on ratifying the contract and agreeing to an acceptable test schedule, Pirelli admits it has had enough. Following a letter to the FIA earlier this month warning that if the...
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