casabonka Wrote:
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> Nickv Wrote:
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> > The problem is that we can't solve the problem.
> > Bridgestone supplied rock hard tyres you could
> > push on for the whole race without changing
> them,
> > which was boring. Pirelli supplies tyres made
> of
> > ice cream, which makes drivers save them
> without
> > giving 100%, which is boring. The only way you
> can
> > solve this is by making the pitstop loss
> smaller,
> > which would mean increasing the maximum pitlane
> > speed. Nobody really wants that. Another option
> > would be a proper tyre war, since I can't
> remember
> > having these issues when Michelin was still
> > around. But nobody wants that either.
>
> This - This is what is the issue with F1 at the
> moment!
Michelin had several problems. In the early years, the tyres were great for qualifying, but sucked on race day. Later, they improved for the race, but still had the weakness of dropping off for a spell after the opening laps. When they improved to the point of supplying the best tyre, and had JPM positioned to become WC, the mold they had used for years was banned, due to a push from Ferrari/Bridgestone.
Tyre wars proved to be immensely costly in testing, and if there wasn't parity, you pretty much knew that the teams with the best tyre brand would be on top of the weekend. At times it could feel like the sport was split into F1A and F1B.
It's only after we've lost everything, that we are free to do anything.