Pirelli Tyres in 2011

[Grizzly]

But realistically they need to be increased, as the tyres seem to be hampering the event - which would go against the saving costs intention.

Personally I feel they need to increase the quotas, and make the hard tyres last a lot longer (and chuck the option in of running without a pitstop!).

Yep! The FIA quota rules (which were apparently to reduce costs for small teams, or help them to the same playing field) came in way before anyone was talking about changing the supplier, but when they knew Pirelli were to create high degradation tyres, the FIA still continued blind with their plan to reduce quotas that had been built around everlasting Bridgestones.

The FIA make no sense. <-- wisdom of the day

 

[MCLS]

The FIA make no sense.

When have they ever?

 

[Grizzly]

tongue in cheet cheek

 

[RickD]

I don't think they do need to add a set of tyres, I just think they need a wider gap between the tyres. Let the prime tyre last longer and the option last as it is now. That way we will get some different strategies and some interesting results, we will also get some on treack action that isn't quite so contrived.

 

[snowy]

Lewis and Mark hate Pirellis.

 

[Enja]

Where's that quote from snowy? Can't find it anywhere.

 

[Brogan]

Great if you want to watch smooth drivers.
Me, I prefer to watch stuff like this, even if it isn't a particularly quick way around a corner.

 

[snowy]

It was from Autosport, I shouldn't have posted it, and I don't want to loose my sub so I've deleted it.

http://plus.autosport.com/premium/f...es-clear-favourite-through-the-shanghai-smog/

 

[Enja]

You should be alright though, the quote you gave was in the 'preview', I could see it on the Autosport page without a subscription.

Anyway that sounds ridiculous - almost as if some drivers will have to deliberately not give 100% just so that they can preserve their tyres a little longer.

Maybe that is what Vettel is doing and why he was so close to the McLarens - perhaps had another ~0.4s within himself.

 

[Brogan]

Proof that the new tyre rules are having a big impact, in a negative way.

Lewis Hamilton said he prioritised the race over qualifying in China after saving tyres in Q3.
...
"We are in quite a strong [tyre] position: the options I just qualified on, a new set of options and a new set of primes and a decent set of options as well," Hamilton said. "I just wanted to increase chances for the race because that is what counts."

Sigh...

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/90763

 

[MCLS]

It could be solved by higher tyre allocations but thats never going to happen

 

[johnnoble1990]

Does anyone else think Bridgestone might be kicking themselves for missing a trick over the last decade. The publicity that Pirelli are getting is amazing and i really doubt anyone cares that it is for making a tyre that degrade quickly.

 

[MCLS]

It woulda made the tyre war more interesting

 

[P1]

Are these the famous marbles?

 

[teabagyokel]

I think so; EJ had a cup of Marbles at the Malaysian GP!

 

[MCLS]

I think so; EJ had a cup of Marbles at the Malaysian GP!

They were his own

 

[teabagyokel]

They were his own

Nah, he lost them!

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

I don't think they do need to add a set of tyres, I just think they need a wider gap between the tyres. Let the prime tyre last longer and the option last as it is now. That way we will get some different strategies and some interesting results, we will also get some on treack action that isn't quite so contrived.

Ahem!
http://cliptheapex.com/threads/is-p...-to-get-track-position.2410/page-2#post-42046

 

[teabagyokel]

I also think the prime could be slightly harder, but so far everything seems to be going fine in my opinion!

 

[F1Yorkshire]

Are these the famous marbles?

Looks like toffee* to me.

*As said by Mr Pirelli** during FP2

**Not his real name but I didn't catch it during the show!