Thread: Tech Issue Pirelli-The Tyre Story..
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Old 5 Jun 2013, 12:51 (Ref:3258019)   #595
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So these tire things, well something that lasts more than a few laps, is that SO difficult ? for 5674 sake.
They generally last for more than a few laps. Pirelli, I'm sure, could make them last for a few races. Do you know why that would be a bad thing?

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Given we have no refueling, then we need either tyres that present challenges like they do now (or a challenge by being race-life tyres, which are designed to need managing to last properly).
Yes, but race-life tyres to Lotus aren't the same as race-life tyres to Mercedes. Lotus could easily argue that they have no problem with the current tyres, they last long enough.

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If we have tyres that are reliably decent at all times for the teams, and we also have no refueling, then be prepared for a large number of rather uninteresting and processional races. There is an argument which could be made that would say this would be purer, but there would be a great deal of complaining.
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