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Lotus: No complaints with Pirelli rubber
James Allison says Lotus do not want Pirelli to alter their tyres, but then they would say that as the E21 "tends to prosper" of the soft rubber.
This season Pirelli introduced new rubber for their Formula One tyres, opting for a more aggressive approach resulting in tyres that suffer from high degradation.
Some teams feel Pirelli have gone too far with reports claiming that Red Bull want the Italian manufacturer to revert to last year's tyres.
Lotus, though, are quite happy with what the teams are using this season.
"Not really," Allison said when asked if this year's tyres were 'too big a step from those' of last season.
"They're just one step softer all round...
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