London, Mar 2(ANI): Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso has hit out at the plans to spice up the sport with more pit-stops.
According to The Sun, F1's new tyre supplier Pirelli has deliberately designed its compounds to wear faster than last year's Bridgestones, which were often capable of lasting for a whole race.
It means that drivers will have to make more pit-stops to take on fresh rubber.
The Spaniard, however, reckons that it will cause more uncertainty in races and will hamper the top teams.
"From what we have seen so far, degradation is very significant, which means we will have races with lots of pit-stops. I'm not keen on that because I think this increased uncertainty does not favour the strongest teams," the tabloid quoted Alonso, as saying.
"It's as if in football it was decided to have a penalty per team each half hour, in which case Barcelona and Real Madrid would not be jumping for joy. However, the situation is the same for everyone. It will be important to be fastest because I don't think we can make one stop less than our main rivals," he added. (ANI)
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