siskue2005 wrote: ↑01 Jul 2018, 19:57
Why were pirelli just listening to Vettel (according to the article) why the bias from pirelli and giving them tyres which suited their needs and cars characteristics
First of all, the article says nowhere that Pirelly were only listening to Vettel. Wolff says it is different when Vettel gives feedback compare to Pascal, which is quite obvious, 4 time World Champion vs a Rookie, in Pirelli's view, Vettel's feedback would automatically be more credible, but still, the article did not say that Pirelli only listened to Vettel.
Second, Mercedes were given the opportunity, but didn't take it. Pascal obviously would have told Mercedes how those tyres handled but Vettel gave more accurate feedback to Ferrari as compared to what Pascal gave to Mercedes. If anything made the difference, that's what it is.
And third, how do you think Vettel gave feedback to Pirelli? Like dictated them on how to make tyres or what changes to make to them so that it can suit their car better? Or did Vettel knew how their 2017 car would be, the energy it will put into the tyres, the kind of suspension geometry it will have, or did he have a crystal ball?