Briatore Spins His Wheels

Flavio Briatore, Renault Managing Director says, "the sport is becoming more of a tyre championship rather than a car one”, and to some extent he is right. The races this year have been to exciting for me to complain about it though. That Briatore, ahead in drivers and constructors championships, said it, is what I find interesting.
First, no one at Ferrari made this comment over the last few years, either did Briatore for that matter. Though the One Tire Rule has it’s impact it is felt equally through the field. The pendulum has swung and Michelin (over 200,000 km of test data) are on top. Bridgestone (40,000 km test data), only on two of the ten teams don’t have enough time to adapt to the new rule. I guarantee the money saved by limiting tires at the track was spent in the lab.
Second, Briatore’s comment has a hint of lament, even though Renault is ahead in the Championships, the Championships are some how tarnished by Ferrari’s (Bridgestone’s) lack of performance.
Third is connected to two in that his comment shows his passion for Formula 1 and the competition. Though it’s far from in the bag, how many people in the lead in any field would make a negative comment on about the thing that is giving them the advantage.
Lastly, if it’s just down to the tires, all cars on the same tires would help level the playing field, but who wants another IRL or Champ series. I don’t and neither does Briatore.