Is One using the "royal we"?
Webber certainly made good use of the tyre change with several passes in very quick succession.
Formula 1 - 2013 Season
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Webber certainly made good use of the tyre change with several passes in very quick succession.
Or maybe Hamilton.
I'm now of the opinion that both Ferrari and Lotus have gone backwards and are unable to make a proper challenge to Red Bull. Hamilton and Rosberg can however.
I'll jump on any chance to see anyone but Vettel win the WC. Right now the best chance of that is Hamilton because the Merc is the fastest car and continues to improve on tyre wear.
The teams swapped them on purpose to gain an advantage.
The fact that there was no tyre failures after teams increased their tyre pressures mid-race supports this
http://peterwindsor.com/2013/07/01/on-pirelli-and-glass-houses/
He mentions Vettel's 2011 Abu Dhabi tyre failure which I had forgotten about. Same kind of issue? Just back then RBR were the only ones taking it that far (low pressures, swapping rear tyres)?
He mentions Vettel's 2011 Abu Dhabi tyre failure which I had forgotten about. Same kind of issue? Just back then RBR were the only ones taking it that far (low pressures, swapping rear tyres)?
Silent_Buddha
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More and more I question Pirelli's competence at making F1 race tires. I can't recall Bridgestone or even Michelin having such horrible problems. Although teams using Michelin tires did basically boycotted Indianapolis in 2005 due to tire concerns.
I'd prefer it if more than 1 tire maker was providing tires for F1 teams.
Regards,
SB
I'd prefer it if more than 1 tire maker was providing tires for F1 teams.
Regards,
SB
That's a bit unfair, really. It's clearly not in the interest of Pirelli to create and develop tyres that wear the way they do. They did so, specifically, because it was their job to do so. Now, obviously, this years tyres are too extreme in that they are being run too close to the limit of the construction. That there is no real tyre testing doesn't help the situation, nor does it help that the kevlar belted tyres they wanted to switch to, were vetoed by a few teams (Force India, Lotus among others).
Also, having multiple tyre manufacturers only poses a bigger problem: What if the teams running tyre A will be at a big advantage over teams running tyre B? We do not want the tyre manufacturers to decide the championship. At least now, whatever tyres they chose to run on, it's the same for every team.
Bludd said:
The only advantage there is to swap the tyres around is tyre-wear. Like this, you can further optimize to get more balanced wear out of the tyres. If for instance, the left tyre wears more than the right one, you can swap them around to even it out.
What is interesting though, is that apparently Mercedes have been swapping tyres among different sets. Every team gets multiple sets of each compound, but because tyres are not all equal, they evaluate them on the track and put them together accoardingly.
I don't think so. If it is true that the tyres are mounted to the wheels by Pirelli (and the wheels can only be mounted one-way), then regardless which side you mount them on, the "inner-side" of the tyre will always be on the "inner" side. The only thing that changes is the direction in which the tyre turns.
I don't know if there is only one way the wheel can be mounted, and it isn't clear whether the tyres are made to be run in one direction specifically.
EDIT: http://digital.motorsportmonday.com/launch.aspx?eid=ff1cafce-73c0-401e-9d50-dc70d0a5b982&pnum=48
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23188652
Neither Alonso or Kimi seem concerned about the harder tyre.
Neither Alonso or Kimi seem concerned about the harder tyre.
