Having said this, it could be argued that Pirelli acted with similar hubris to the nay-saying teams when it came to the discussions about changing the tyre specification post-Spain. The manufacturer was at pains to insist throughout the discussions that any change to tyre specification was linked to delamination, and was therefore not a safety issue. Due to FIA regulations, the only way to impose a tyre change on F1 teams without their consent is on the grounds of safety. In terms of public relations, publically saying that its tyres were unsafe and needed to be changed was clearly unattractive. But then, what manufacturer of a safety critical product would ever want to do this in public? And wasn't Pirelli's position – that delaminating tyres didn't pose a threat to drivers' safety – factually accurate?