bonsoir again peeps
i for one believe the rule makers have got the tyre situation just about spot on as for me it favours the drivers that have a real intelligence in the car and an intelligent sensitivity and feel for what the tyres are doing and how to extract the best from those tyres at any given time ,
also in my opinion it punishes the drivers who are maybe not the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to in car intelligence and tyre management ---------- and rightly so
----- why should the less intelligent drivers amongst the current lot reap the same rewards as the smarter drivers because they have the benefit of granite like tyres underneath them
this is nothing new as before the last fuel stop era ( 1993 and before ) we were in a very similar situation with the tyres and drivers with the real clever drivers showing they had a real sensitivity with the tyres and in there element so to speak -
do we really want to go back to tyres that are as tough and durable as an old army boot where coma inducing bore fests are the norm or do we want to see an intelligent tyre format as we have now with the intelligent drivers rewarded for that intelligence and finesse ?
THE TYRE CONUNDRUM
posted on 19/11/13
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/467910/20130515/f1-2013-tyres-red-bull-hit-back.htm
posted on 20/11/13
i wanna see racing. These tyres do not provide that.
Lewis had to sit in 4th all the race because his car - not his intelligence, is hard on the tyres. Lewis did the intelligent thing by sitting at a slow pace in 4th, with a car thats quick enough to challenge the podium. Thats boring...very boring.
"lewis, you need to slow down to preserve the tyres"
posted on 20/11/13
Why should the fastest drivers be penalised by having crap tyres. Your argument is ridiculous
posted on 20/11/13
bwfc
what would you rather have bwf -- the coma inducing bore fests of the fuel stop era with cars that were shod with tyres that were more durable than a coffin nail or the tyres that are now a compromise and reward intelligent driving --
we are just unlucky or lucky --- whatever the preference of the individual fan may be that vettel is around and has fully mastered the tyres ,
------- take him out of the equasion and we would have multiple drivers fighting for the title in what would be a brilliant season --
posted on 20/11/13
edan oscar
see my reply to bruvver bwfcclegg --
posted on 20/11/13
The tyres didnt suit Red Bull at the start of the season. But Raikkonen and Alonso were managing them fine.
Then Red Bull cried mindful that this was prior to the tyre blow outs; and the intelligence of their driver returned <hurrah>
posted on 20/11/13
welshy
to be fair the tyres probably would have stayed the same but for the silverstone blow outs -
being realistic about it one red bull driver has mastered the tyres and won the wdc and the other did not so it is only fitting the drivers that have come to grips with these tyres should have the greater rewards --
posted on 21/11/13
Eden oscar, difference between fast drivers and drivers with better designed cars. Hamilton wodely regarded as the fastest, but doesnt win anythin largely because his car is worse on tyres than the red bull.