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Post by racechick on Oct 13, 2015 20:09:30 GMT
I read that, about getting the contract. Well what a surprise! ( Boooooo! )
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Post by Wß on Oct 13, 2015 20:25:03 GMT
As if anyone else wants the F1 contract at the moment given the existing regulations and lack of testing. I'm not defending Pirelli, they have dealt with the situation with as much PR finesse as Red Bull. But I bet you dollars to donuts that any vendor that comes in after Pirelli will make major demands on changes to the regulations both on the tire size, longevity and testing dates and current car accessibility.
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Post by racechick on Oct 14, 2015 7:49:54 GMT
Michelin were doing. Which is probably why they didn't get the cintract.
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Post by Wß on Nov 30, 2015 19:14:36 GMT
Pirelli will get more PR mileage from their 2016 calendar than they've gotten since their return to F1. The 2016 Pirelli Calendar
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Post by Wß on Dec 4, 2015 12:46:15 GMT
Here's a seriouos opportunity for some teams/drivers to get thing very wrong over a GP weekend. On the flip side however, we've got a very good avenue for alternative strategy. I can see certain teams i.e. Force India (or whatever they're called next year) leverage this quite to their advantage.
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Post by racechick on Dec 5, 2015 13:59:26 GMT
Pirelli will get more PR mileage from their 2016 calendar than they've gotten since their return to F1. The 2016 Pirelli CalendarThat's very brave of Pirelli. It's cool. A shame the tyre making department aren't as brave as the calandar department.
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Post by Wß on Dec 11, 2015 14:23:10 GMT
And now for something completely different. The tire regulations are going to be a factor in a couple of races this year I'm sure. But this is somewhat anecdotal to think that teams will be making a choice on tires for cars they have yet to put on track. The changes are minimal, and only the Ultra Soft is really new but in all things F1, minimal changes can have a huge impact. Welcome to the 2016 Season!
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Post by Wß on Dec 17, 2015 17:57:37 GMT
I've just about stopped trying to second guess the options and think through possibilities due to the new regulations. I'm excited in a way but not really sure what I'm excited about. There is something bizarre about committing to tires for cars that have yet run on track, and the thought of circuits like Azerbijan hosting a new GP on guessed tires. Well, it is a "show" after all.
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Post by RyRy on Jan 2, 2016 23:30:41 GMT
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Post by racechick on Jan 3, 2016 7:36:52 GMT
Great video RyRy! Thanks for posting that. So five different sorts of tyre. Pirelli say which three compounds will be used at a particular track. They reserve three sets for each driver( quali and race) and the drivers pick ten more sets from the three types being used that weekend. They have to choose in advance. Yep. I get that! I can see some folk, mentioning no names in particular, having a nightmare over these tyre choices. No one here I hasten to add!!
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Post by Wß on Jan 3, 2016 14:38:11 GMT
Some people are still confused with the silver and white of the 2012 tires.
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Post by racechick on Jan 3, 2016 15:22:29 GMT
Yes that's exactly where my thinking was going WB
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Post by racechick on Jan 8, 2016 9:28:28 GMT
Pat Symons says Pirelli should have trusted teams more and allowed then to choose their tyres from the whole range of five and not restricted them to a choice from three. He goes on to say that folk in F1 learn things pretty quickly, he gives examples. And he says giving the teams more say in the tyre choice would have given rise to more unpredictability and possible chaos as different strategies are experimented with. www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/122407Im inclined to agree with him. I'd like to have seen wider choices being made by teams and drivers and different strategies played around with.
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Post by LRW on Jan 8, 2016 9:54:02 GMT
I think giving the teams any sprt of tyre choice as they have done, may mean Mercedes win less races. They are pretty shambolic when it comes to strategy sometimes.
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Post by racechick on Jan 8, 2016 10:11:36 GMT
This is true LRW. But it might force them into looking again at that one strategist for both drivers theory. And the special needs teams have to be given some sort of hope
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Post by Wß on Jan 8, 2016 12:21:57 GMT
I think giving the teams any sprt of tyre choice as they have done, may mean Mercedes win less races. They are pretty shambolic when it comes to strategy sometimes. Merc is pretty abysmal when it comes to thinking on their feet. We saw that a handful of times last year. On the tire front though, even with just the three available compounds it's enough to do what Pat Symonds is saying. It's not like someone will opt for hard and someone will go for ultra soft in the same race. They still have to operate within the laws of physics.
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Post by LRW on Jan 8, 2016 13:23:40 GMT
They still have to operate within the laws of physics. Ferrari don't. They get to veto physics.
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Post by Wß on Jan 11, 2016 14:24:52 GMT
There's something "suspect" about this trio. I'm glad the FiA can provide as much assistance as necessary to the most likely Mercedes challengers. The moans and groans would have gone on for the entire 2016 season were Mercedes a part of this "test".
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Post by stonemonkey on Jan 16, 2016 13:17:40 GMT
Looking at RyRys vid, punctures or tyre failures during practice and quali are going to have a pretty severe effect on possible strategies available for the remainder of the weekend.
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Post by RyRy on Jan 16, 2016 20:21:07 GMT
Looking at RyRys vid, punctures or tyre failures during practice and quali are going to have a pretty severe effect on possible strategies available for the remainder of the weekend. Indeed, good point that could make some very interesting races if we get some practice/qualli punctures / severe flat spots.
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