Ferrari addresses tire woes

[lkjohnson1950]

Ferrari has hired a former top Bridgestone engineer to help with their problem generating heat in the tires:

Hamashima joins Ferrari
January 11, 2012 by Joe Saward

Ferrari has confirmed a couple of new recruits, notably former Bridgestone tyre engineer Hirohide Hamashima, who will work to work on matching the tyres to the cars. The team has also hired Steve Clark from Mercedes to head race engineering.

[John S]

Matching the tyres to the cars?      Now is that a euphemism for trying to influence Pirelli development to suit the Maranello cars? 

[Scott]

You'd think they'd be better to just poach someone from Pirelli 

[lkjohnson1950]

Ferrari worked with Hamashima during the glory days when Bridgestone WAS making the tires just for them. They think he can help them understand why they can't generate heat in the harder compounds.

[Jugirl]

As long as it work 

Ju

[Jericoke]

You'd think they'd be better to just poach someone from Pirelli 

that would certainly fit their current modus operandi