Lewis Hamilton has asked Pirelli to adjust the rubber accordingly as he had more than one pit stop per race and finished second at Silverstone this year. The softer rubber indeed made for more pit stops and a more exciting race during the second race at Silverstone.
Max Verstappen even managed to beat Mercedes for the first time this season. Although Hamilton was defeated due to the softer compounds, he is a big supporter of it.
Motorsportweek.com quotes the Brit: "
We drove with the softer tyres and that made racing a lot more exciting. Part of me says we shouldn't race with softer tyres because we might be beaten again, but in the end I think a one-stop race sucks".
Hamilton continues: "
We should never really do one-stop races in this sport, it's never really fun for the fans."
It looks like Red Bull has been a lot closer since last race.
Hamilton says: "It's great. I would like to race where they challenge us. Red Bull seems to be close to us under race conditions. They were even stronger this weekend. That shows they've got a better package than people think."
Source: GP fans