05/07/2013
NEWS STORY
The week following the British Grand Prix is usually dominated by talk of potential driver moves – such as whether or not Kimi will end up at Red Bull, who will replace him at Lotus? – not endless discussion about tyres.
Indeed rarely a day goes by in Formula One where Pirelli doesn't make the headlines, and while it means lots of screen time for Paul Hembery - (a passable Ricky Gervais stunt double - not to mention frequent flier points.
Somehow he was able to spare a few minutes out of his busy schedule to drop in to the Pitpass studio for a quick chat with inquisitor-in-chief Mat Coch.
Discussion inevitably turned to the British Grand Prix, with Hembery fielding a number of tough questions.
From Pirelli's engineers to the team's responsibilities, the short but hard hitting chat makes for uncomfortable listening but reveals the secrets behind the Italian company’s exploding tyre trick.
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