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05-31-2005, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Elistan,May 31 2005, 08:13 AM
The people who make the F1 rules are morons, IMO.
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I just wish Mcleran had decided to change the tire. It would have been safer and he would have some points. A 2nd or 3rd would obviously have been better than the wreck.
05-31-2005, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Fishfryer527,May 31 2005, 07:16 AM
In the Kimi case he would have pulled into the pits for new tires in with 15 or so laps left. The new tires would have given him extra speed (say 2 seconds a lap), the 40 seconds he wasted in the pits would have almost been made up.
05-31-2005, 11:50 AM
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[QUOTE=reecespieces,May 31 2005, 07:10 AM] Kimi's tires weren't damaged because of the tire rule, they were damaged because he locked them up trying to get by a lapped car.
05-31-2005, 02:19 PM
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I'm going out on a limb here and say the new tire rule has certainly made F1 more interesting because it adds another dimension to the race. It forces drivers to adjust their style throughout the race in order to conserve rubber. In a world of traction and launch control, too much driver skill was being taken away from F1. A driver must now pace himself to conserve tires and push when his competitors are struggling with unusual wear. The racing has definately gotten better.
But at what cost? The FIA is somewhat at a pickle here. Kimi's spectacular crash and near wipeout of Button raised questions over the weekend. The FIA can't FORCE a team to change a tire. Imagine if the organizing body forced Kimi to pit? I can see the headlines now: FIA takes away Mclaren victory!! Renault conspiracy?! Instead the team decided to keep Kimi racing, and I guarantee you, 10/10 teams would have made the same decision. It was definately a gamble, that didn't pay off in the end.
On the other hand, if teams are allowed to change tires due to flat spotting, then who's going to stop drivers from deliberately flat spotting their tires before a scheduled pit stop?
But at what cost? The FIA is somewhat at a pickle here. Kimi's spectacular crash and near wipeout of Button raised questions over the weekend. The FIA can't FORCE a team to change a tire. Imagine if the organizing body forced Kimi to pit? I can see the headlines now: FIA takes away Mclaren victory!! Renault conspiracy?! Instead the team decided to keep Kimi racing, and I guarantee you, 10/10 teams would have made the same decision. It was definately a gamble, that didn't pay off in the end.
On the other hand, if teams are allowed to change tires due to flat spotting, then who's going to stop drivers from deliberately flat spotting their tires before a scheduled pit stop?
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