[Official] Qatar Grand Prix 2023: Grand Prix Weekend Thread - Round 18 of 23

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by Mike Harte

Don't forget that Pirelli have to ship, not fly, their tyres to the races outside Europe. In the case of Qatar, I would imagine that the container/s left the factory at least 4 weeks ago, probably even longer.

This is true. However the issue was discovered before the sprint race and everyone knew at that point how many tyres would've been needed. It would've been possible to overnight tyres to the circuit to make up the difference. Many an endurance team has done similar with a chassis over the years.