Ocon: Due to Pirelli's decision, we're in for a boring race

      To avoid tyre damage during the race, Pirelli limited the maximum stint length – on a single set of tyres in Qatar you can do no more than 25 laps. Haas F1 driver Esteban Ocon believes this will remove variability from strategy and make the race boring.

      Esteban Ocon: “Because of Pirelli’s decision we’re in for a boring race. Obviously the teams’ strategists are disappointed with this Pirelli decision, which is not in the fans’ interests, but we all have to play by the same rules.

      I understand why this is happening. Pirelli have concerns about safety, and they always take a very strict approach to that.”