Why Pirelli should change the tyres.. [SPOILER]

jerkstate · 12 days

The people in Q3 are already quicker than the rest of the field otherwise they would not be there.

You're assuming that the people in Q2 will always have an unused set of tyres because they didn't have to run in Q3. The drivers will do multiple runs if they don't set a competive time on the first attempt.

Giving the drivers in Q3 a set of tyres to just go destroy without consequence for the race is a massive advantage.

If they are just qualy tyres does that mean that the drivers in the top ten are then free to use any tyres from their allocation for the start?

Leedwover · 12 days

I meant a general AMA not a "holy shit what was the fire like?" AMA.

jerkstate · 12 days

Too much of an advantage for the people in Q3 - they simply need a rule that says they have to set a time.

MikeyR16 · 12 days

Double Viking?

Also zip?

Leedwover · 12 days

Would be great if you could get him to do an AMA.

Also if you could ask him to relay our best wishes from the Reddit community to everyone involved it would be awesome.

Leedwover · 12 days

SKY just showed a video of the fire going up.

Looked like a big explosion inside the garage with a lot of flame going straight up into the roof of the garage. Obviously lots of people running away from the fire and smoke.

Very scary images.

Leedwover · 12 days

I think thats a bit disingenuous. The pictures you were watching were literally seconds after the fire had started. Fire spreads at phenomenal speed and the people fighting the fires would have been on the scene trying to save people inside the garages.

If you've ever been to a race you will know just how many people are around the paddock area and just how difficult it would be to move fire trucks in there quickly.

Leedwover · 12 days

Hearing that it was a KERS fire......

EDIT - For spelling

Leedwover · 12 days

Looks like the fire is now out - no reports on casualties yet.

Vilkku · 13 days

If you go back and look at the seasons where they did have qualifying tyres, though, it was even worse.

I'm talking early eighties turbo era. The qualifying was an hour long and had absolutely no bearing on the race pace. It was pointless.

Vilkku · 13 days

I think it's brilliant. It makes the driver have a only a couple of shots at putting in that perfect lap.

With the time limit they have they only had a couple of opportunities anyway.

It's the exact purity F1 is all about - 1 shot - Zero or Hero.

HyphyLeenk · 16 days

Have a read of this PDF - it's 10 years of BMW engine development history, straight from BMW themselves.

http://sd-2.archive-host.com/membres/up/10237196789579146/moteurs_BMW_F1.pdf

HyphyLeenk · 16 days

They don't experience combustion levels of high temperature.

Ceramics would be a better bet but they are banned for engine materials in F1.

l1tany_ · 21 days

Maximum strength for a given weight is absolutely key.

sceduenga · 21 days

The correct response is -

Can I have your stuff?

jonathan102 · 1 month

Up voted you back from zero because too many people in this sub Reddit think the downvote button is a disagree button.

You added much to the discussion. Please continue to contribute.

darushman86 · 1 month

Paedophiles have a closer genetic make-up to crabs than humans....

darushman86 · 1 month

Same for cats. I may or may not have found this out by shaving a cat.

snuffster · 1 month

"11th place??!!"

punchface · 1 month

More you say? Try number five.

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kanodonn · 2 months

Only as a bitter vet I saw the modular post idea about 4 years ago, pretty sure this isn't the first fanfest where they talked about pos's being rubbish and they were going to fix them.

I do love ccp and eve though so I'm not fully bitter.

kanodonn · 2 months

Loved your idea. hated that it never got implemented.

turnim · 2 months

Weight distribution was fixed and if you don't run KERS you still have to carry the weight. The onboard shots with the graphics had a big cross through the kers indicator. Pretty sure they wouldn't say it wasn't available to them until after the race.

turnim · 2 months

They didn't have KERS at Australia. They used tested it at Malaysia but decided not to race with it and then I think they finally used it in a race weekend fully in China. They also had many issues with it.

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