From GMM
Kamui Kobayashi thinks the 2011 season will throw up some "funny moments" due to the Pirelli tire situation.
"Maybe we will see a Red Bull being overtaken by a Hispania," Sauber's Japanese driver, referring to the extreme degradation of the tires seen in testing, told Auto Motor und Sport.
"If they're on older hard tires and Hispania have a brand new set of super-softs, it could happen. For the spectators it would certainly be a little confusing," added Kamui Kobayashi.
Meanwhile, the Japanese welcomed the news about Suzuka renewing its grand prix contract for 2012, but admitted that Japan's F1 golden days are over.
"Motor sport is still a European sport," said Kamui Kobayashi, 24.
"In Japan, sumo and baseball are the most popular, even though when there was Senna and Prost, it was fashionable to go to the F1 races. But sadly those times are over," he acknowledged.
Kamui Kobayashi thinks the 2011 season will throw up some "funny moments" due to the Pirelli tire situation.
"Maybe we will see a Red Bull being overtaken by a Hispania," Sauber's Japanese driver, referring to the extreme degradation of the tires seen in testing, told Auto Motor und Sport.
"If they're on older hard tires and Hispania have a brand new set of super-softs, it could happen. For the spectators it would certainly be a little confusing," added Kamui Kobayashi.
Meanwhile, the Japanese welcomed the news about Suzuka renewing its grand prix contract for 2012, but admitted that Japan's F1 golden days are over.
"Motor sport is still a European sport," said Kamui Kobayashi, 24.
"In Japan, sumo and baseball are the most popular, even though when there was Senna and Prost, it was fashionable to go to the F1 races. But sadly those times are over," he acknowledged.
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| Crash between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost at Suzuka in 1989 |