Renault's achiles heel revealed?

[BootsOntheSide]

And several of those were under the safety car, and only 2 of the pre-race laps were at full racing speed.

[Don K]

Originally Posted by BootsOntheSide

And several of those were under the safety car, and only 2 of the pre-race laps were at full racing speed.

As both Renaults were in the same lap as Kimmi, the number of laps they did on those tyres behind the safety acr must be almost equal to the number of laps Kimmi's tyres did behind the safety car.

However, I indeed forgot the other 4 laps. So Kimmi's tyres had done 46 laps when he came in for his pit stop.

[thejester]

I'm out of my depth technically here, but just a thought: could the set up/inherent characteristics of the Renault that gives it such obvious torque pull out of corners be contributing to exccessive rear tyre wear?
I'm guessing that most wear is due to lateral loading, but is there a price to pay for getting that power down?