Tyre supplier to present detailed conclusions of Belgian GP blowout at Monza
Tuesday 1 September 2015 13:28, UK
Pirelli has said it will present the result of its investigation into Sebastian Vettel's tyre failure at Spa at the Italian GP this weekend.
Vettel lost out on third place at the Belgian GP a fortnight ago after his Ferrari's right-rear tyre failed on the penultimate lap.
The four-time world champion hit out afterwards, labelling the quality of Pirelli's tyres as "appalling".
In response, Pirelli questioned Ferrari's decision to try and run the tyres for 29 laps of the Spa circuit, which places heavy stresses on them. Nico Rosberg's Mercedes had already suffered a tyre failure during Friday practice.
Pirelli launched investigations into both incidents and ahead of this week's race at Monza, it says it will publish its findings.
"We have finalised the investigation into Sebastian Vettel's tyre at Spa. Detailed conclusions from the technical analysis will be presented at Monza," Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery said.
The Italian supplier, whose contract as F1's sole supplier is up for renewal this year, will run the same two compounds - medium and soft - this weekend.
"We have the medium and soft compounds, a step softer than our nomination last year, which should be well suited to Monza and the emphasis on speed that this circuit always places," Hembery added.
"We're expecting a fair degree of wear and degradation, so as always the work done during free practice will be very important when it comes to calculating the optimal strategy.
"With the two compounds potentially quite closely matched in terms of pace, this opens up a few options."
