Pirelli tyre choice for Brazil unacceptable - Massa


An emergency exit sign is pictured next to a truck of Italian official Formula One tyre supplier Pirelli in the paddock area of the Nuerburgring racing circuit July 3, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

LONDON (Reuters) - Brazilian driver Felipe Massa says Pirelli's choice of tyres for his home Formula One grand prix next month is "very dangerous".

The Italian company announced last week it would be taking its two hardest compounds to Interlagos -- the hard and medium tyres -- due to the high energy demands of the anti-clockwise Sao Paulo circuit.

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