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Tilke blames Pirelli for boring Russian GP
Hermann Tilke
In the wake of the inaugural Russian Grand Prix fingers have been pointed Sochi Autodrome track designer Hermann Tilke for the boring race that took place at the brand new venue, criticism that he refutes and instead blames Pirelli.
'Pirelli brought very conservative compounds,' he told Auto Motor und Sport. 'When they are bolder again with the selection of tyres, it will look different again.'
Indeed, while Pirelli was earlier criticised for being too aggressive, now it is taking criticism for being too conservative.
So hard was the original compound selection for Brazil next month that Felipe Massa said it might even be 'dangerous' in cold or damp conditions. After...
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