The tires of Pirelli are a disadvantage fot the ''big'' teams!!

1/3/11,

 Fernando Alonso believes that the tires of Pirelli will be difficult to handle by the top of the teams!!

The new Pirelli tires which will be used by the teams this year in Formula 1 are made to wear out faster than the Bridgestone, which were used in the last year. This was the rationale to make the games more interesting as more pit stop are needed. This however, has caused mixed reactions among drivers, with others to agree and others to do not think that it is a very good idea.

Fernando Alonso says he is “not keen” on having more pit stops during races in 2011.

Speaking to media in a party of Santander he said: “From what we have seen so far, degradation is very significant, which means we will have races with lots of pit stops. “I’m not keen on that because I think this increased uncertainty does not favour the strongest teams: it’s as if in football, it was decided to have a penalty per team each half hour in which case Barcelona and Real Madrid would not be jumping for joy. “However, the situation is the same for everyone: it will be important to be fastest because I don’t think we can make one stop less than our main rivals.”

He added it was too soon to make predictions about Ferrari’s performance: “We will only really know where we stand compared to the others when we are in Melbourne. “At the moment, I am happy because we proved to have a reliable car. “If all goes to plan, we will be in the group of teams capable of fighting for the title, along with Red Bull the reigning champions, McLaren, Mercedes and also Renault, who had already made a step forward towards the end of last season. Even Toro Rosso has made significant progress.”