TC(yes, again......)

[steve nielsen]

Mike Coughlan, Technical Director at OrangeArrows explains the significance of the return of traction control…
“Traction control is going to make very little difference to lap times. It is during the race where it will come into its own as the cars will be easier to drive, the tyres will last longer and the drivers will make less mistakes. This will impact on overtaking, making it harder, as it is usually when the driver in front makes a mistake that you get past. The biggest benefit is that we now have a level playing field as there are no question marks over who has these systems and who doesn’t. Launch control is a little trickier to master and could throw up a few surprises. We have yet to match a classic Verstappen start with a computer so there is a fine balance to be achieved there. It will be an interesting weekend.
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from the Arrows site, very interesting, they haven't been able to match a Verstappen start with TC, do the other teams have simular experiences in testing??

[aadpack]

Well Steve,
After what I have seen during testsessions from the most teams, I think a lott of them still have problems.

Most cars were towed to the pit again because their engines gave up, protesting against the TC software.

[Damon]

That's right, expect to see a great deal of engine blow outs during the weekend.

[Valve Bounce]

Originally posted by aadpack

After what I have seen during testsessions from the most teams, I think a lott of them still have problems.

Most cars were towed to the pit again because their engines gave up, protesting against the TC software.

He said: "Traction control not only helps you in the slow corners,
but also in the faster bits as well. It doesn't only compensate
when you break traction; it also comes in when the car begins to
slide, because at that moment one rear wheel is travelling faster
than the other. So it's a new discipline. Whereas before, I would
be taking a corner at, say, 120mph at one-half throttle, now I'm
taking it at 125mph at full-throttle, knowing the car will correct
itself if the back end steps out of line. That requires a lot of faith
and commitment in the electronics, and of course it takes a while
to reach that state."

On how it will affect the bigger picture, he said: "I don't think it
will change things very much. Cars with better grip and handling
will still beat cars with less effective grip and handling. It's just
that we'll be getting to those points via a different route. We will
be faster, though, so driver fitness will become even more
important. We're going to be going very quickly through corners
like Becketts, at Silverstone, and to be able to sustain a
performance for a full race distance is going to become a major
goal."

Then you can go to autorace.com again, and read what Patrick Head had to say, and then Bridgestone, and also Alesi. I won't paste them all here because Liz will kick me out for flooding.
Let me quote Mario Andretti : Opinions are like ar$eholes - everyone has a different one.