Pirelli’s new C6 tyre has proved divisive since its much-vaunted introduction in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix last month, but Formula 1’s tyre supplier remains committed to the idea of having six dry-weather compounds available.
However, it did admit that some of the C6’s performance characteristics needed to change – especially the lap time improvement it gives relative to the C5, which used to be the softest tyre in the range.
