“This follows the stewards’ report from the Monaco Grand Prix and
represents supplementary information required by the FIA in the light of the
replies received from Pirelli, who were asked for clarifications on Tuesday
May 28.”
Pirelli yesterday defended itself in the row over the Mercedes test, saying it
was the company’s understanding that the German team had cleared the test
after “good discussion” with the FIA.
“For these tests, as with others, we requested the use of a
representative car,” Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery said.
“We wanted to create a test that gave us great value. It has been
suggested in some quarters we asked for a 2013 car, that’s not true.
“We asked for a representative car. Our understanding is there was good
discussion between Mercedes and the FIA on this subject.”
Hembery added that Mercedes gained no advantage from the Barcelona test, as
the tyres being examined were for use in next year’s championship, and
claimed the test was not secret in any way.
Edited by Lucy Kinder