5 talking points of the Korean GP

Back to tyre bursts

Sergio Perez in the Mclaren-Mercedes crawls to the pits after a tyre-burst during the Korean GP

The hot debate of the Pirelli tyres being unsafe is back again. Mark Webber and Sergio Perez were definitely at the receiving end after a tyre burst from the Mexican’s Mclaren caused a puncture to the Aussie’s Red-Bull, not to mention the safety car had to be deployed in the aftermath of the incident.

Fernando Alonso had also voiced his concerns over the sorry state of affairs to which Paul Hembry, the Pirelli chief, had replied that the Spanish driver should learn tyre management from Sebastian Vettel.

But with a tyre burst during the race, both Hembry and the FIA need to think critically of the tyre compounds being used. Pirelli put it down to orders from FIA and say they have nothing much to do.

With their testing activities controlled and the compound specifications given by the FIA, they pretty much have their hands tied. But unfortunately the drivers are the ones that end up suffering during the race. However, there remains a great concern among them when it comes to safety over entertainment.