2016 world champion Nico Rosberg has claimed Pirelli warned F1 “six months ago” that the Qatar Grand Prix could prove tricky for its current specification of tyres.
F1 introduced emergency safety measures on Saturday in Qatar after Pirelli expressed concerns about the “separation in the sidewall between the topping compound and the carcass cords”.
Further measures were put into place for Sunday’s race, with all drivers only allowed to run on one set of tyres for a maximum of 18 laps, forcing the whole grid to make at least three pit stops. “I actually heard that Pirelli did warn the sport six months ago,” Rosberg said. “They could see an issue. The sport didn’t listen. That was my latest information, actually.”
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