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If you could change one thing in F1 (lemmy.world)
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Okay folks, it is the off season time for useless debates.

If you could change one thing about F1 (and just one thing you anoraks) what would it be and why?

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[โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Since you're the tyre expert that seems to know all about rubber I'm just gonna have to take your word for it then. But just to touch on something. Do you think ANYONE could make tyres that can do qualilaps for 60 laps straight?

Pirelli makes tyres to the specification of F1. Simple as that. They have a certain deg in mind. Pirelli makes the tyres to match that.

And if you can't see how the USGP 2005 problem would prevent two tyre manufacturers i just don't know what to tell you. Maybe watch the race and let me know how much fun that looks. And if that's a situation you want to repeat.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    I'm not the one claiming that they can, just that it's patiently false that those tyres would be competitive as you originally claimed, if you actually read what I said, I said the opposite.

    The excuse that pirell could make dog shit slow tyres that lasted an entire race is just garbage. Their competitors would just make faster tyres, especially as a single stop is mandated by the two compound rule.

    Your lack of understanding of how much the tyres are gamed by pirelli at the request of FIA to provide artificial cliffs for tyre life and video game style performance deltas between compounds when both are impossible irl is the problem here.

    Again your lack of understanding that pirell has had some serious safety issues over multiple seasons makes a mockery of 2005 as an excuse for anybody but Michelin.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Hardly. Pirelli tyres in other series of motorsport show that more durability doesn't have to come at the cost you put on it.

    And competitiveness is not lost when everyone is playing on the same field. It's always relative to your opposition.

    You can think I lack understanding all you want. Because anyone who doesn't share your opinion simply doesn't understand how right you are, no?

    I understand plenty. And I still disagree with you that multiple tyre manufacturers is the solution. I think it would only make it worse by creating an inevitable repeat of the 05 US GP.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    We've already had a repeat of 2005 under pirelli or you forgetting the multiple TDs issued for tyres to make the race happen under their watch? Or the punctures suffered such as Max's blow out at Baku?

    2005 only didn't happen because Bridgestone teams vetoed a speed reduction on one corner despite it being requested on safety grounds. Very very easy to prevent that veto or the need for it from happening again. And it's rubbish to suggest we haven't had similar last minute changes for safety reasons under pirelli.

    You still missing the point that the tyres are artificially nobbled for F1, they are nowhere near optimal.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    When did we have only 6 cars race on a track since 2005? Please tell me.

    I am well aware that the tyres are designed to desires specification of F1 with a certain degredation in mind. I'm not missing anything. No one is under the impression that it's impassible to make longer lasting tyres

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Again, only reason that happened was the veto, veto is easy to remove, its a complete non issue. Any team or group of teams trying to veto something on a safety issue of that level in modern F1 isn't going to get very far.

    If one or two teams fuck up, thats their problem, if half the grid fucks up, thats the FIAs problem. You must have missed all the complaints about tyre pressures...

    Its not even just longer lasting, the tyres deliberatey have a short operating window in the sake of creating false drama, its that the ability of any tyre manufacturer in a series as complicated as F1 to make than predictable and reliable. All too often one of the two race tyres is abysmal. This often makes the race uncompetitive.

    The strongest example of this is the quali tyre, it often cannot take a single full lap even after being babied on the outlap, for a full flat out lap. If that isn't completely unacceptable to you, then I am going to call Poes law here.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago

    Veto is not easy to remove. It's in every single teams contract with F1. Far from a non issue. Unless you can wave some magical wand that rewrites contracts.

    Additional tyre manufacturers is not a question of safety.

    And yes. We've established many times already that tyres are made to F1 specifications. Formula1 wants this "false drama" to create tyre strategies.

    Pirelli makes the tyres the way F1 wants them. And tries their best to provide that. Not the other way around. They also get very limited testing with F1 compared to other motorsports where they can pretty much test as much as they need.

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