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Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso has followed seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in calling out Formula 1 tire supplier Pirelli for wet weather tires that cause “accidents.” The Spaniard endured a challenging and painful Sao Paulo Grand Prix last weekend that saw several yellow flags and one red flag during the wet race.
The race weekend also made news after the sport decided to reschedule the Saturday qualifying session to Sunday due to heavy rain, thereby leaving a gap of a few hours between qualifying and the Grand Prix. That was when Hamilton complained to the F1 CEO on live TV, saying that the qualifying session would have been good to go if the sport had given them better tires. He said on F1TV.
I’m putting you on the spot!”
Alonso reckoned that Pirelli’s wet tires don’t meet the requirements of the “top class” category, pointing out that they are prone to aquaplaning and causing accidents. Speaking to DAZN, as reported by PlanetF1, the 43-year-old driver said:
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“It wasn’t ideal conditions, but we also don’t have the [right] tires for the top class category of the sport.
When it rains a little bit we always have aquaplaning, there are always accidents…. I think Franco [Colapinto] even behind the safety car… sometimes you can’t even follow the safety car. We have to improve that.”
Fortunately, Pirelli has acknowledged the poor performance of the wet tires and has been working on an improved version for the 2025 season. Pirelli’s Head of Motorsport, Mario Isola told Autosport, as reported by PlanetF1:
“It is true that we need to improve the performance of the wet tire to generate a proper crossover with the intermediate.
