Bernie Ecclestone has backed calls from F1 drivers for Pirelli to produce tyres which they can push on for a full race.
The Grand Prix Drivers' Association - which includes the majority of the drivers on the F1 grid - this week announced it had unanimously agreed on requesting tyres which allow flat-out driving from 2017. The current tyres are designed to degrade in order to deliver two to three pit stops per race.
Ecclestone told the BBC that "most drivers" want the tyres to change, and that he has made Pirelli aware of his feelings that he agrees the drivers should have tyres which they can push on at all times.
"The bottom line is Pirelli supply the tyres in F1, they are the tyres we should use and the teams and drivers should work with Pirelli to perfect the tyres," Ecclestone said in defence of the tyre manufacturer.
One issue for Pirelli in making radical changes to the tyres is a lack of testing time with current cars, with the tyre manufacturer receiving just one day of testing in Abu Dhabi at the end of 2015, while a recent two-day test focused on wet tyres only.
Force India winter diary part three - Sporting Director
Key dates for the 2016 F1 season
Keep up to date with all the F1 news via Facebook and Twitter
