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Perez slams Pirelli after 'unacceptable' tyre issues

Getty Images Enlarge Sergio Perez thinks his tyre delaminating at the Korean Grand Prix and Pirelli's response to it were "absolutely not acceptable". Perez suffered a delamination towards the end of a long stint on the medium tyres after locking up into turn one. All drivers had been suffering with wear on their front-right tyre and several locked up under heavy braking as a result. Perez's lock up wore the tread block of the tyre through and resulted in a delamination on the following straight as the tread became detatched and flew into the path of Mark Webber's car behind. Pirelli has suffered several different problems with similar results earlier in the year, but made a...
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