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Pirelli says it is too early to assess the performance of its new-for-2014 tires, despite four days of running at Jerez last week.
The Italian marque endured a nightmarish 2013 season, marred by blowouts and claims its tires wore inconsistently and excessively.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, however, said after the Jerez test: "The (2014) tires are a little bit better.
"They're more durable, so you can do maybe 30 laps and have a lot less wear on them," he told the British broadcaster Sky. "But they still overheat, like any other tire."
Pirelli, however, is not endorsing Hamilton's comments, on the basis that the lack of running at Jerez meant "very little tire work was carried out".
Indeed, Paul Hembery was scheduled to conduct media interviews on the last day of the test, but it was called off on the basis that not enough about the tires was learned at Jerez, according to Speed Week.
"The emphasis was not on tires during this test," motor sport chief Hembery confirmed.
"The upcoming tests in Bahrain should allow them (the teams) to focus on tires a little more, having had two weeks to develop their cars and remedy any issues that have been identified at Jerez," he added.
Pirelli says it is too early to assess the performance of its new-for-2014 tires, despite four days of running at Jerez last week.
The Italian marque endured a nightmarish 2013 season, marred by blowouts and claims its tires wore inconsistently and excessively.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, however, said after the Jerez test: "The (2014) tires are a little bit better.
"They're more durable, so you can do maybe 30 laps and have a lot less wear on them," he told the British broadcaster Sky. "But they still overheat, like any other tire."
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Pirelli, however, is not endorsing Hamilton's comments, on the basis that the lack of running at Jerez meant "very little tire work was carried out".
Indeed, Paul Hembery was scheduled to conduct media interviews on the last day of the test, but it was called off on the basis that not enough about the tires was learned at Jerez, according to Speed Week.
"The emphasis was not on tires during this test," motor sport chief Hembery confirmed.
"The upcoming tests in Bahrain should allow them (the teams) to focus on tires a little more, having had two weeks to develop their cars and remedy any issues that have been identified at Jerez," he added.