Max Verstappen has also raised his concerns over the removal of Tyre blankets warning of more crashes in the future.
In a bid to reduce Carbon emissions, Formula 1 is aiming to remove the Tyre blankets from the sport. FIA is aiming to remove the blankets by the start of the 2024 season.
Following this motive, FIA reduced the maximum permissible temperature of Tyre blankets to 70 degrees Celsius this season. The temperature will further reduce to 50 degrees Celsius in 2023.
However, this move is not completely welcomed by the drivers. Many drivers have raised their concerns over this move by FIA.
Max Verstappen has also come out to express his concerns on the issue warning of “a lot of crashes“:
“It was not enjoyable,”
the now two-time world champion said of the American tyre test in Austin.
“I drove on 50 degrees, and I almost spun in the pit lane. I also had the hardest compound, but I think there is a lot more to it.
“If we have the tyre blankets, anyway, why don’t we use them to the fullest because they are there. I would go full blankets or zero because we have them already, we don’t need to get new ones.
“I think we will have a lot of crashes, that I know already.”
Verstappen fears a lot more degradation than usual
Max Verstappen also thinks that the move will lead to the degradation of rubber a lot quicker:
“The tyre degradation is going to be completely different because your tyres are very cold,”
Verstappen explained.
“You will be sliding around for the first few laps, your tyre pressures will go through the roof so your tyres will deg a lot more and at the moment, I don’t really enjoy it but a lot of drivers say the same. We need to find a solution to that.
“Austin is still a track where you can easily warm the tyres because of the cornering but if we go to a street circuit, Monaco, can you imagine? I think it will take half of the race before you have temperature in your tyres.”
As of now, the FIA is determined to reduce carbon emissions. This move will also reduce the costs for the teams – a problem sighting the budget cap.
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