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Drivers wary of new Pirelli rear tyres: It's an unknown

Article To news overview © Getty Images/Red Bull Contentpool Pirelli's new rear tyre construction will hit the track on Friday morning in Austria, with the new, more robust, construction being trialed with every driver being given two sets of the new tyres. If the test goes well, Pirelli intend on introducing the new constructions permanently from the British Grand Prix. The change has come about as a result of the new tyre technical directives introduced after Azerbaijan, where two drivers suffered left rear tyre failures. The added variable of a new construction tyre means some of the drivers are now a little wary of it possibly changing their car balance. "I won't know till I...
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