During my stroll I observe F1 media folk engaged in yet more meetings with Pirelli personnel, and the penny drops: in Mexico Pirelli’s Head of Racing, Mario Isola, suggested the verdict on the 2020-2023 tyre supply tender should be known before the end of the season, and that it hinged on successful discussions with Liberty after the FIA approved the existing incumbent and Hankook for the commercial negotiation phase.
After Wolff explains Ocon will be the team’s reserve driver next year, Christian Horner suggests: “If you could show him what the flags mean as well, that would help.”
