3 May, 2013 Valtteri Bottas in the cockpit of the Williams FW35 Williams rookie Valtteri Bottas believes that Pirelli remains receptive to feedback from Formula 1 teams and drivers regarding the 2013 tyres. This year's Pirelli rubber has been the most controversial paddock topic of the 2013 season by far, as teams grapple with the Italian marque's heavily-degrading and difficult-to-understand product. Amid the controversy, and the paddock din, the decision was made to drop the ‘soft' tyre compound from the Bahrain allocation, while a tweak to the ‘hard' compound has been made for Barcelona and beyond. Among the gripes has been the claim that the 2013 tyres has altered the very...
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