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richard

May 15, 2013 1:29 PM

F1 » Pirelli confirms changes for Canada


mr fill. I haven't come across those comments, but they appear to be a bit spurious. it is only the COMPOUNDS that are being changed. a bit like using a hard tyre instead of a soft. so why on earth would changes be necessary? apart from that, if the compounds were left unchanged, if what you are saying is true, then to catch up, merc, macca, rbr etc would all have to carry out the mods, to try and be competitive. interesting that Pirelli use a lotus chassis for testing, so it is no wonder that lotus have not really been affected by the disintegrating compounds.

richard

May 15, 2013 1:01 PM

F1 » Horner welcomes Pirelli announcement


rob. have a read of the Pirelli statement. they state that rbr NEVER approached them to change the tyres. further, they say that the change is all to do with their image, and they had got it wrong. they also blame track debris for the delaminations, so I presume that they do not envisage any debris on the track. a tyre should be capable of resisting such cuts, after all, last years tyres managed ok, as did tyres from other manufacturers in the past

richard

May 14, 2013 8:16 PM

F1 » Mateschitz: F1 'not racing any more'


contd. earlier races this year showed that the bulls and merc were relatively happy with both the medium and hard tyre, and then in spain, even the hard tyre could not last more than a couple of laps, and was delaminating. what caused the change in performance? the cars were not redesigned between china and spain, but the compound was different. why? who knows, but you cannot blame the teams. maybe pirelli decided to make a tyre more suitable for ferrari...........?????? its all part of the manipulations that seem to be part of f1 these days.

richard

May 14, 2013 8:11 PM

F1 » Mateschitz: F1 'not racing any more'


sunny. come on! the designated compounds were first provided in january, together with an undisclosed compound. at that time, all cars had been completed. the construction tyre supplied last year was actually a two thirds scale, so that teams could computerise the qualities of stiffer sidewalls. as testing was prohibited, how on earth could the designers have actual access of compounds?? and already this year, the compounds have been changed once and are now being changed again. the ONLY knowledge of compounds for the teams, were the compounds used last year, which were far better than this years compounds. contd

richard

May 14, 2013 8:04 PM

F1 » Pirelli confirms changes for Canada


sunny. shame on you mentioning brawn and newey in the same breath! newey is a designer, brawn is NOT a designer, he is a team principal! and you say the goalposts should not be moved? well, they were last ear, several times, and they were this year, all to handicap the bulls! you cannot have it both ways.

richard

May 14, 2013 7:17 PM

F1 » Mateschitz: F1 'not racing any more'


sp3 (interesting choice of name....remember the dunlop sp3?) the problem is that pirelli exceeded the brief. this has now been confirmed by bernie and even pirelli themselves yes, they were asked to make a tyre that would last at least 20 laps, to ensure that there were 2 pitstops, but the compound they used, saw the tyres going off after 2-3 laps. that is why cars were trying to preserve their tyres by driving slowly. pirelli have now altered their compounds, not due to any one team objecting, but due to the fact that the tyres were not performing as required. i believe that the fia have been involved due to the public outcry, and not before time! the teams were not provided with the compounds being used, for testing, so NO team was able to design a car specifically for the current tyre.


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