Tire changes coming back to F1?
10-07-2005, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by ITR Racer,Oct 7 2005, 10:14 AM
I'm sick and tired, pardon the pun, of hearing about the tires being the result of a slow or fast race car.
100%!One control tire goes to ALL the teams, then build the best car they can around it.
10-07-2005, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by matrix,Oct 7 2005, 12:02 PM
One control tire goes to ALL the teams, then build the best car they can around it.
for a guy who is against the one tire rule...you sure are contradicting yourself.
10-07-2005, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by PLYRS 3,Oct 7 2005, 10:07 AM
in hindsight, we know the answer, but do you think it was pre-determined that bridgestone wouldn't be ready/competitive with a long-life tire?
I think they knew they had to do something to change this.
I think they knew that 1 competetive team could not collect enough data to produce a tire competitive to another tire run on 4 or 5 competitive teams.
I think they knew that having on 1 competetive team (Ferrari) on Bridgestones would hurt Ferrari.
I think they achieved thier goal.
All that said, it's water under the bridge, but to pass it off as being safer???? And that running faster on a single set of tires is safer than running slower on multiple sets of tires it pure
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10-07-2005, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by PLYRS 3,Oct 7 2005, 11:06 AM
for a guy who is against the one tire rule...you sure are contradicting yourself.
I thought you could see what I was INFERRING...
10-07-2005, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by matrix,Oct 7 2005, 12:11 PM
I think they knew that having 1 team dominate for so long hurt the sport (in thier opinion).
I think they knew they had to do something to change this.
I think they knew that 1 competetive team could not collect enough data to produce a tire competitive to another tire run on 4 or 5 competitive teams.
I think they knew that having on 1 competetive team (Ferrari) on Bridgestones would hurt Ferrari.
I think they achieved thier goal.
All that said, it's water under the bridge, but to pass it off as being safer???? And that running faster on a single set of tires is safer than running slower on multiple sets of tires it pure....
I think they knew they had to do something to change this.
I think they knew that 1 competetive team could not collect enough data to produce a tire competitive to another tire run on 4 or 5 competitive teams.
I think they knew that having on 1 competetive team (Ferrari) on Bridgestones would hurt Ferrari.
I think they achieved thier goal.
All that said, it's water under the bridge, but to pass it off as being safer???? And that running faster on a single set of tires is safer than running slower on multiple sets of tires it pure
....why would it be different "now"?
development is development.....
10-07-2005, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by matrix,Oct 7 2005, 11:19 AM
Because it wasn't a case of DEVELOPMENT, it was a case of SLOWING one team down so others could catch up....
10-07-2005, 08:36 AM
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I agree about the laws of diminishing returns and I absolutely agree that the other teams need to catch up...
I understand your point about Bridgestone and agree. But why did they not then put in a control tire instead of the current rule allowing no tire changes?
If they truly wanted to make it "fair" to all teams from a tire perspective - give them all the same tire - does that make sense?
I understand your point about Bridgestone and agree. But why did they not then put in a control tire instead of the current rule allowing no tire changes?
If they truly wanted to make it "fair" to all teams from a tire perspective - give them all the same tire - does that make sense?
10-07-2005, 08:38 AM
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Michelin has a contract with the FIA to supply tires for x number of years. Both Michelin and Bridgestone have spent considerable money to one-up the other...the FIA stepping in over a winter to tell them that only a control tyre can be used, making all their R&D worthless, would surely cause a huge uproar. I'm sure that although we're not privy to it, there must be huge penalties against the FIA in the contracts if that were to happen.