Thread: Tech Issue Pirelli-The Tyre Story..
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Old 24 Feb 2013, 09:46 (Ref:3209907)   #41
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Originally Posted by formerf1champ View Post
It seems they've become more of a pain in the ****.

You might have to review your opinion. 1999 and 2000 were very good seasons. I would not laugh at anyone who thought 2000 was the best year of F1 in the last 20 or so. There was nothing wrong with 2007-10 as far what influence tyres had.


What are they?
1999 & 2000 were good season but it was the rivalry between McLaren & Ferrari that made it.

In the 2007-10 period Bridgestone made tyres that were probably more suited to endurance racing.

The current tyres are designed to have a limited lifespan and that is what makes the challenge, of which tyre to use and for how long. For the driver it is drive more aggresively and have more pit stops V's drive carefully and have less tyre changes. If you have tyres that last a whole race then it does not present a strategy challenge.
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