How many stops in Valencia?

[Bill Boddy]

I'm with Sly. Three and a half.

Does that mean 3 stops and a drive-through?

 

[no-FIAt-please]

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/06/20/pirelli-introduce-medium-tyres-valencia/

Don't know if this has been posted, sorry if it has.

 

[jez101]

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/06/20/pirelli-introduce-medium-tyres-valencia/

Don't know if this has been posted, sorry if it has.

I hadn't seen this... I guess that has screwed a lot of people's predictions for 3 stops on the basis of the super softs tyres going off. I have no way of resetting the poll though! Surely this means no more than 2 stops?

 

[MCLS]

You never know, stranger things have happened in F1.

 

[Slyboogy]

You never know, stranger things have happened in F1.

Yeah like the winner stopping 6 times

 

[Theo_55]

Voted for 2 stops.

Two stops is the way to go, the race would be started on the soft tyre, then medium for a very long stint, the second stop would be back to soft tyres to the end of the race.

 

[MCLS]

There is a chance of a safety car with all those DRS zones, that could mean a third stop possibly.

 

[FB]

I've gone for three although the performance of the new Pirelli mediums will be the deciding factor between 2 and 3.

 

[gilly]

I think it will be between 2 to 3. I think the Saubers will definitely be the team to use the lower amount of 2, or even 1 if they want to be adventurous. Will the safety car affect how many stops occur? I would think so.

 

[Slyboogy]

I have a question about this article, it asks "How many stops in Valencia" does it mean overall, or how many times the eventual winner will stop?

 

[jez101]

I have a question about this article, it asks "How many stops in Valencia" does it mean overall, or how many times the eventual winner will stop?

the winner. I shortened the thread title, but the poll question is for the winner.

some people did take a stab at guessing total stops and one particularly bright spark was nearly right for Monaco...

 

[jez101]

I have given up waiting for James Allen's strategy brief and have therefore very unscientifically gone for 2. I just think the lack of overtaking is still going to be a critical factor in strategy, and for a three stopper to win usually means they have to overtake two stopping cars without being held up.

 

[Slyboogy]

the winner. I shortened the thread title, but the poll question is for the winner.

some people did take a stab at guessing total stops and one particularly bright spark was nearly right for Monaco...

Stupid me!

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Still confident that it'll be a three stop race! Come on Lewis and Jenson .

 

[Mryzyz]

My guess for total stops is...

 

[teabagyokel]

We have a winner.
And another 25...

 

[Bill Boddy]

After all the forecasts that the prime tyres would be very much slower than the options they turned out to be quite fast. I feel that more drivers might have benefited from one stop less.

 

[jez101]

Well done all 26 people who said 3 stops.

Your prize, to remind you of this race, is a bucket of paint, which you can watch drying.

 

[Slyboogy]

Or we can use the paint and throw it on the people that predicted it wrong

 

[Mryzyz]

Anyone know the total?