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Is F1 still good for Pirelli?

As the Formula 1 season winds down, the call for tire testing is still up for debate. Pirelli have asked for serious testing to be completed before the official winter testing program and they’d like to complete that test with 2013 cars. The teams will run new compounds during the Friday practice session in Brazil so that should help. The reason is simple; avoid the types of situations that cropped up this year in which tire blowouts at Silverstone marred and otherwise interesting year. The company was forced to go back to the construction of last year’s tire and this, it is said, played directly into Red Bull Racing’s hands. The team has already secured the 2013 championships. So...
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