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Originally Posted by tux
There were numerous punctures in the super trofeo race 1 resulting in the championship adding a mandatory tyre change to the pit stop in race 2. Now in the GTWC race multiple tyre failures again, admittedly wet tyres on a drying track. Is it time for the championship to introduce something like an intermediate?.
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teams already do have an intermediate - scrubbed wets. if those are overheating then it’s the driver who needs to drive according to conditions.
you have to er, bat with the stick you’ve got. so if it’s too wet for slicks then you’ll have to stay offline and keep them cool. if teams are sending drivers out with the wrong pressures for the track and tyre conditions then it won’t help either. it’s not a matter of pirelli needing to set more specific pressure ranges or bring more tyres - an inter would last for a very short period of time - it’s drivers and teams managing the situation better.
would be interested to know exactly where on the tyre the punctures were occuring in super trofeo. might be like the mclaren issue the other season.