F1: 'Useless' To Criticize 'Interesting' Tires

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F1: ‘Useless’ To Criticize ‘Interesting’ Tires - Domenicali

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali refuses to join in on the complaining about the new Pirelli tires...

SPEED Staff / GMM | Posted March 18, 2011 GMM Newswire

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali says teams must adapt to the challenges presented by the new Pirelli tires. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

Stefano Domenicali has backed away from the criticism that some Formula One figures have been making about this year's Pirelli tires.

The biggest talking point about the 2011 product has been extreme degradation in comparison with last year's Bridgestones, with three and four-stop races expected to be customary.

But Ferrari boss Domenicali, who said the 2011 Pirelli is "interesting," told Sky Italia: "If the tires have a different degradation, it is because it is a different product, so you must react.

"Who has known how to react better at first will have a competitive advantage," added the Italian. "This is a logic that applies to everyone from the drivers to engineers."

Domenicali revealed that he has told his team that it is "useless" to complain or create excuses, and that the only response is "to work, to develop, to improve."