Pirelli chief Mario Isola says with the full backing of both the FIA and Formula 1 management it helps all stakeholders achieve thᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱♛ᩚᩚᩚe same target.

Following Pirelli’s successful tender bid to remain as F1’s sole tyre supplier, in a new deal which starts this year until at least 2023, the Italian tyre manufacturer has become a key pilla💖r to the sport in helping it move towards its intended 2021 rules and regulations to organ🅘ically produce closer racing.

While F1 teams unanimously voted against Pirelli’s 2020 tyre designs because of a different profile meaning tea🦹ms would need late changes to their car designs, therefoဣre keeping the 2019 tyres compounds for the upcoming season, the move from 13-inch to 18-inch lower profile tyres for 2021 remains part of the wider rules shake-up hitting the sport from next year.

Despite coming under criticism from teams and drivers about the design and performance of its tyres, Pirelli’s head of F1 and car racing Isola has shrugged off the impact and feels the strong worki♚ng relationship it has with both the FIA and FOM is positive and pinnacle to its F1 involvement.

“I cannot complain at all. I’m very happy about the coo๊peration with Nikolas [Tombazis, FIA technical boss for single-seaters],” Isola said. “I’m very happy about the cooperation with Ross Brawn and Pat Symonds, beꦺcause also Pat is more in the tyre business, whereas Ross is a bit of a higher level. He’s always very supportive, always updated, always working a lot, all the people, from Chase Carey to all the people that are involved in the FIA.

“Jean Todt was really, really supportive of Pirelli when we were asking for an additional test last year, he supported the additional test. It’s a real, good way of working tog🦹ether. I think Pirelli, FIA and FOM, they have the same target, because the success of thꦜe championship is our main target. We are not in competition.

“I understand the approach of the teams, they are in competition, they want to maximise their own interests. The drivers and teams, it’s their🌳 role. But for me, having this excellent relationship with the FIA and FOM, is the first pillar to build something positive for the future. I cannot complain at all.”

Isola also gave an emotional nod to former FIA F1 race director Charlie Whiting for helping create a strong bond between Pireꦛlli and F1, following his tragic sudden death on the eve of the 2019 F1 opening round in Australia.

“Obviously I was working very well with Charlie. It was very sad what happened last year,” he said. “It was a shock for me. I was working daily, every day with Charlie for a number of reasons, but I’m woꦦrking very, very well with Nikolas andꦅ his team.

“Th❀ey are very good guys and working quite well. There was a growing 🌌curve in this relationship between us, it is very positive.”

F1’s move to 18-inch tyres for 2021 is aimed to make it easier to design🧜 tyres with lower profiles and fit the required criteria set out by the incoming regulations to reduce the aerodynamic impact from one car leading in front of another.

Tests on the 2021 rubber ไbegan after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last month with further tests scheduled throughout 2020 in preparation for next year.