London: Mercedes' Michael Schumacher has criticised Pirelli's Formula One tyres by saying they make him feel like he is driving on raw eggs.
The seven-time world champion, who has not stood on the podium since he began his comeback in 2010, told CNN in an interview that the Italian tyres were having too much of an effect on racing.
"They are so peaky and so special that we don't put the cars or ourselves to the limit," he said ahead of this week's Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, the start of the European season after four long-haul races.
"We drive like on raw eggs and don't want to stress the tyres at all. Otherwise you just overdo it and then you go nowhere," said the 43-year-old German, who won his titles with Benetton and Ferrari....
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08:49 AM, May 09, 2012
