[Tech Issue] Pirelli-The Tyre Story..

[Richard C]

Originally Posted by ASCII Man

Why can't they just have 3 compounds; soft, medium, hard and be done with it?

I suspect because we the fans would complain when the three compounds would somehow not work well at specific tracks. With the result being some type of fiasco on track with tires and cars being damaged and favorite drivers not finishing races.

I think fans have come to expect 100% reliability and anything else is something that is ruining the show (i.e. randomly impacting the results). That when given compromise solutions (such as three compounds that should cover all bases), we don't like them.

I could be wrong. I say the above about half serious, half tongue in cheek.

Richard