Toto Wolff on Wednesday hit out at F1's 'opportunists' who initially blocked Pirelli's intended tyre changes. Actually, Pirelli has never admitted its 2013 tyres are not safe, which is the technicality that left the door open for Ferrari, Lotus and Force India to simply say 'no' to the new kevlar-belted structure. "I don't think you can expect any tyre supplier in the world to say their tyres are not safe," Mercedes director Toto Wolff said on Wednesday. The tyre-exploding British grand prix, however, has forced the issue, moving the FIA to green-light the kevlar change, even though it breaches the earlier need for unanimity. Wolff suggested the resisting teams should never have...
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