Pirelli says it will wait until after the Bahrain Grand Prix before reviewing whether its 2013 Formula 1 tyres are forcing drivers to be too conservative. F1's tyre supplier has been committed to delivering exciting racing and strategic intrigue since it took over from Bridgestone for 2011, and has ramped up its efforts again this year. Both Red Bull and Mercedes cited the need to conserve the fragile tyres as the key factor in their team orders at the end of the Malaysian Grand Prix. That led to suggestions that Pirelli's high-degradation tyres were stifling the action rather than improving it. Has Pirelli gone too far this year? Asked for his view on this, Pirelli motorsport chief Paul...
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