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Not in answer to FB, but McLaren 2006-07 were all change, and they knew it!
Fenderman
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Jos the Boss
Champion Elect
Would Kimi be able to test the Renault 2011 car now the season is finish?
No. It's the car, not the driver. Come to think of it that just about sums up F1.
Jos the Boss
Champion Elect
What?
Why do Marlboro still sponsor Ferrari even though the barcode has been removed from the car, from the drivers helmets and gloves, and also the name getting changed from Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro to Scuderia Ferrari?
I can't see them benifiting at all from this....no exposure at all for the brand.
I can't see them benifiting at all from this....no exposure at all for the brand.
Jos the Boss
Champion Elect
Well think about it, we all know they sponsor them
With their name changing, who will know? Not many, also the new fans that came in this year I highly doubt know at all.
f1fansp
Podium Finisher
Just a quick question that's been puzzling me for a while, and was triggered off again by Whitmarsh's comments on Autosport about Pirelli tyres (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96591)
Have Pirelli been changing the compounds of the 4 dry tyres throughout the season? My understanding was that the soft tyre used at the start of the season was the same as at the end. I though their 'conservatism' related more to choice of SS/S/M/H tyres for races.
I do remember them bringing some 'developmental' compounds (?Canada, Abu Dhabi - or was that just the Young Drivers, Brazil) - but were these subsequently raced during the season? I tried Pirelli's website, but keep getting directed to log-in pages
Have Pirelli been changing the compounds of the 4 dry tyres throughout the season? My understanding was that the soft tyre used at the start of the season was the same as at the end. I though their 'conservatism' related more to choice of SS/S/M/H tyres for races.
I do remember them bringing some 'developmental' compounds (?Canada, Abu Dhabi - or was that just the Young Drivers, Brazil) - but were these subsequently raced during the season? I tried Pirelli's website, but keep getting directed to log-in pages
The tyres that Pirelli elected to use in the races were the same throughout the season, that is up until Brazil. In Abu Dhabi they tested a less durable soft compound tyre which was then used in Brazil but other than that the tyres remained the same throughout the season.
Josh
Champion Elect
I saw this post by mephistopheles:
Has this always been the case? And is there any particular reason or is it just superstition? It seems kind of silly...
Has this always been the case? And is there any particular reason or is it just superstition? It seems kind of silly...
You're thinking about it backwards. There may not be any overt Marlboro branding on the car (although the new red and white diagonal thingy is presumably also a subliminal tag), but in plenty of markets there is an awful lot of Ferrari branding on Marlboro cigarettes.
Hmm... I don't believe that. Even Martin Whitmarsh has gone on record as saying "in terms of durability and degradation they got disturbingly better as the year has gone on."
Jos the Boss
Champion Elect
There were 2 fatalities in the cars numbered 13 but I agree it is silly
Wombcat
Podium Finisher
AFAIK it has always been the case. The number 14 was reserved for a 1 car team. In the early 80s it was Ensign who had a one car team and run with number 14.
Couldn't that be that as the teams learned more about the tyres and the degredation they learned to manage it better and so it seemed as though they were more durable. All I know is I don't remember Pirelli changing the compounds except for Brazil.
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