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Red Bull magnate, Dietrich Mateschitz has admitted his frustration with the dominant role being played this year by Pirelli's heavily-degrading control tires.
World champions Red Bull have not hidden their displeasure with the situation, putting pressure on F1's Italian tire supplier to make mid-season changes.
“Formula 1 no longer has anything to do with 'classic' racing. Today, it's not the fastest driver in the fastest car winning, but the one with the optimum tire management,” Mateschitz told Austria's Krone newspaper.
"We've even had to scale down our car, because the tires were not lasting. If we really went as fast as we can, we would need 10 to 15 pit stops," he exclaimed.
Vettel et Webber
Mateschitz has also confirmed reports Red Bull's drivers will no longer be subjected to team orders in 2013.
The 68-year-old confirmed: "Vettel and Webber can race freely to the end of the season. The motto is 'Go ahead of me if you can'," he told Krone newspaper.
Finally, Mateschitz said it is possible Webber will stay with Red Bull beyond 2013, amid talk the Australian may have been offered a Le Mans seat with Porsche.
"It all depends on Webber himself," he insisted. "How fast he is and what other offers he has."
Red Bull magnate, Dietrich Mateschitz has admitted his frustration with the dominant role being played this year by Pirelli's heavily-degrading control tires.
World champions Red Bull have not hidden their displeasure with the situation, putting pressure on F1's Italian tire supplier to make mid-season changes.
“Formula 1 no longer has anything to do with 'classic' racing. Today, it's not the fastest driver in the fastest car winning, but the one with the optimum tire management,” Mateschitz told Austria's Krone newspaper.
"We've even had to scale down our car, because the tires were not lasting. If we really went as fast as we can, we would need 10 to 15 pit stops," he exclaimed.
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| Photo: Red Bull Racing |
Vettel et Webber
Mateschitz has also confirmed reports Red Bull's drivers will no longer be subjected to team orders in 2013.
The 68-year-old confirmed: "Vettel and Webber can race freely to the end of the season. The motto is 'Go ahead of me if you can'," he told Krone newspaper.
Finally, Mateschitz said it is possible Webber will stay with Red Bull beyond 2013, amid talk the Australian may have been offered a Le Mans seat with Porsche.
"It all depends on Webber himself," he insisted. "How fast he is and what other offers he has."