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22 Feb 2013, 21:28 (Ref:3209298) | #1 | ||
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Pirelli-The Tyre Story..
I am getting a little bored with the tyre stories..
They are round and black. Pirelli could you please choose how you arrive at your compounds and *please* let us get on with it.. I can not remember another time in the sport when a tyre manufacturer has had so much influence.. Let us not use this as an excuse for a good bashing session.. |
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22 Feb 2013, 22:26 (Ref:3209335) | #2 | ||
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I am pleased you posted this , I feel exactly the same way . Trying not to do any bashing but Pirelli please pick a compound and stick to it . Why do we need a different tyre every season ? I hope the drivers comments lately about this seasons new tyres are just because of the cold temps , I dont want to see even more pitstops this year .
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22 Feb 2013, 22:42 (Ref:3209352) | #3 | ||
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All I am asking for is some consistency..
The technology is brilliant. the fact that Pirelli can deliver many variations is really extremely clever, and I am being somewhat disingenuous when I say they are black and round, that was not too intelligent on my behalf.. For constructors to have to guess about what the next season will bring is somewhat ?..I am beginning to feel like we are being manipulated, I dont care for that feeling. The money is not there for this game.. |
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22 Feb 2013, 22:47 (Ref:3209358) | #4 | ||
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In these limited testing times , how much track time is wasted just trying to figure out the tyres ?
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22 Feb 2013, 22:50 (Ref:3209361) | #5 | |
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In defence of Pirelli they produce new tyres every year to keep the teams on their toes. If they produced the same tyre every season the races could become too predictable, think back to the Bridgestone years.
At least with Pirelli the tyres present a challange to both the drivers and the teams. Next year with new engines then we will have a whole new challange. |
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22 Feb 2013, 22:52 (Ref:3209364) | #6 | ||
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Are they actually testing the race compounds that will be used? I like the guessing game of early last season. It got boring near the end where there was only one stop and tires didn't fade all that much.
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22 Feb 2013, 22:58 (Ref:3209370) | #8 | ||
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I don't want to watch if that happens on the pit wall...
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I too am bored of tyre stories. This is how it is, where is the story for those that get it? Two compounds each race and the team needs to get the best out of it. Bring on Melbourne... |
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Was it the BBC website today where i read JEV referred to the tyres as "cauliflowers" .
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22 Feb 2013, 23:18 (Ref:3209384) | #11 | ||
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It would be foolish to think that we can return to an era when racing was more pure, I would just sound like an old timer which I am..
But for heavens sake,you know what I mean don't you... Am I just being delusional ... |
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I like racing too, but I enjoy seeing what driver can save their tires vs who can't. They all get the same tires. I remember when Ferrari/MS had exclusive Bridgestone support where no one else had that. That was unfair.
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That was unfair and cheating really I agree...
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I much prefer them to driver stories.
Yes, I remember TGF telling some journo much the same thing when asked which tyres he would be using for the race. Quote:
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Try again...
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You can do better than that..
And it just fine if you don't know, because I think we are being hoodwinked with this tyre stuff.. |
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It's a shame really. When we had a tyre war there was minimal chat about them really, other than the odd "this temperature/track suits Michelin/Bridgestone/Goodyear" more.
Much worse than having one supplier making spastic tyres that nobody likes, fronted by a massive dweeb and endless, season-long talk about how cack the new compounds will be/are. Apparently. |
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I think it very very clever that Pirelli can make these changes it seems without too much of an issue, it's the constant tweaking that bothers me for a number of reasons.. |
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When there was a tyre war, tyres were often constantly tweaked in favour of one team (Ferrari did huge mileages when testing Bridgestone tyre compounds) and the other teams using the same brand of tyres were often kept in the dark about any alterations made to the tyres, resulting in their cars having handling characteristics that changed dramatically from race to race. Either that, or they were given tyres that weren't as good as the latest update. |
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But it's an interesting subject none the less... Pirelli have the ability to control the outcome of a seasons racing.. |
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Tyre manufacturers have always been able to do that. But with the current tyres the compounds will remain the same throughout the season, and the choice of compounds is given for each race well in advance.
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