Jenson, Lewis and Tyres - A theory
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I don't know what you expected when putting Jenson and Lewis in the title! should have just called it tyre theory
Josh
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In an attempt to get this back on track somewhat, I will offer my completely uneducated thoughts.
Looking at the 2011 tyre wear analysis, what kind of caught my attention was that on the circuits with a lot of hard braking zones, such as Monaco, Valencia and Singapore, Hamilton's tyre wear was significantly higher than Button's. On the circuits with fast corners such as Australia, their tyre wear is pretty similar and in some cases Hamilton's wear is actually lower than Button's.
So I think that Hamilton's aggressive driving style only really affects the tyres on some tracks (where you really need to attack the braking zones) but for others it doesn't make much of a difference. This seems to somewhat support your theory, doesn't it?
Looking at the 2011 tyre wear analysis, what kind of caught my attention was that on the circuits with a lot of hard braking zones, such as Monaco, Valencia and Singapore, Hamilton's tyre wear was significantly higher than Button's. On the circuits with fast corners such as Australia, their tyre wear is pretty similar and in some cases Hamilton's wear is actually lower than Button's.
So I think that Hamilton's aggressive driving style only really affects the tyres on some tracks (where you really need to attack the braking zones) but for others it doesn't make much of a difference. This seems to somewhat support your theory, doesn't it?
Kewee
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Apologies Ninja, just one last reply before I head over to the new thread to lend my voice 
I am confused, am I using facts or not? You say it's not based on facts because Jenson was faster for 38 laps? But you admit he was faster for the entire first 8 laps so it is a fact, then you proceed to say that I am manipulating the facts to support my theory
If Lewis had been underfueled then he would have been slower during the first 8 laps, if they were both told to use exactly the same engine mode and save fuel at the same time for the rest of the race then the weight difference would have been maintained till the end if the race. therefore if Lewis had say 10 k more fuel in the car at the end of the race that would practically cement my theory as what happened
Alas, I am not privy to that fact and so if you will allow it I will continue to speculate and consider my theory, maybe on a thread concerning Lewis or maybe just in front of the bathroom mirror
(please mods move this to the new thread if it's appropriate)
I am confused, am I using facts or not? You say it's not based on facts because Jenson was faster for 38 laps? But you admit he was faster for the entire first 8 laps so it is a fact, then you proceed to say that I am manipulating the facts to support my theory
If Lewis had been underfueled then he would have been slower during the first 8 laps, if they were both told to use exactly the same engine mode and save fuel at the same time for the rest of the race then the weight difference would have been maintained till the end if the race. therefore if Lewis had say 10 k more fuel in the car at the end of the race that would practically cement my theory as what happened
Alas, I am not privy to that fact and so if you will allow it I will continue to speculate and consider my theory, maybe on a thread concerning Lewis or maybe just in front of the bathroom mirror
(please mods move this to the new thread if it's appropriate)
Kewee
Race Winner
I know right? I haven't a clue what I'm talking about I'm just trying to get it back on topic
Cheers Josh. I really am going to sleep now.
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