30/04/2013
NEWS STORY
In a rare outburst, Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz has hit out at Pirelli's 2013 compounds claiming that they are ruining the racing.
Although he picks up the tab for both Red Bull and Toro Rosso, it is rare for the Austrian to speak out far less criticise the sport. However, at the same time as his racing advisor Helmut Marko is laying into the Italian tyre manufacturer, Mateschitz has added his two cents.
"Formula one no longer has anything to do with 'classic' racing," said the Austrian, according to the Daily Mirror. "Today, it's not the fastest driver in the fastest car who wins, but the one with the optimum tyre management.
"We've even had to scale down our car, because the tyres were not lasting," he added. "If we really went as fast as we can, we would need ten to fifteen pit stops."
Meanwhile, Marko argued that the current crop of Pirelli rubber isn't lasting for a full lap during qualifying and that this, combined with various other problems created by the new compounds, means we're not seeing the best of certain drivers and their cars.
Last week, Pirelli announced that it was making changes to its hard compound with immediate effect.