F1 drivers question tyre blanket ban sustainability claims

F1’s two main tyre warmer suppliers, Germany’s KLS and long-established British company MA Horne, are known to be exploring ways of reducing power consumption.

Removing that requirement completely is one of the main reasons behind F1’s drive for a blanket ban, along with a reduction in the amount of freight that is shipped around the world.

However drivers have consistently opposed the ban, and Pirelli’s most recent test – conducted with…