Comments on: Bridgestone changes F1 tyre policy

By: scunnyman

scunnyman — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:06:18 +0000

Well Davidhaving watched a few mid 80′s races just lately i can only agree 100% I want pure racing, not mickey mouse racing like you say with your “sort rules”

By: David

David — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:34:20 +0000

I regret times when the only problem with tyres was settin up the car so that they would have lasted all the race long, or manage the consumption during the race.
Too many “sport rules” (as penalties, pit lane closed-open, mandatory tyre change, fuel load in qualifying and first stint) really have bored me.

By: persempre

persempre — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:19:13 +0000

I`ve no doubt Bridgestone could but it`s not what the FIA have instructed them to do, DGR-F1.

By: dsob

dsob — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:21:03 +0000

I welcome this decision as well. F1 should have the best rubber available for whichever circuit.

And there will still be a tyre strategy: How long to run the option, and when to make the change? The tyre strategy will simply be less important.

And I have NEVER understood why any tyre manufacturer would want to bring tyres of a substandard compound to a track. How does poor tyre performance in an F1 race help them sell tyres to motorists ?

Goodyear does the same thing to Nascar in America. Tyres chew through at an alarming rate, blow out causing numerous unnecessary wrecks–and Goodyear brings the same compound to the next race at the same track.

Insanity.

By: Bigbadderboom

Bigbadderboom — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:30:55 +0000

I think we should see the cars run at their optimum, let the aero rules and development restrictions close the field, but the tyres should always be the best available. At least the drivers get a chance to show their best. By running tyres 2 stages apart the racing has more to do with design details of the car than the drivers ability.

By: Bigbadderboom

Bigbadderboom — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:27:46 +0000

It will certainly make setting the car up much easier for Brawn as the target temp window will be much closer.

By: PJA

PJA — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:22:41 +0000

I welcome the change as well.
Was it ever in the rules that Bridgestone had to bring tyres two stages apart to a race or did they just decide to do it on there own, as this is the first report I have heard that they may change the system, let alone that they would defiantley be changing it.

By: Sasquatsch

Sasquatsch — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:15:30 +0000

I preferred the two stages apart tyre choice because then no compound is the right one for the circuit. One is too hard and the other too soft. I thought that was the key to this option. It would allow for more difference in tyre strategy.

Now one compound is the right one and the other is either too soft or too hard. Everybody would run the majority of the race on the right compound and only a little on the other one. So there won’t be a lot of difference in tyre strategy as there would be in the previous option.

My favourite option would be no mandatory tyre stop. Take two or three compounds to the race and let the drivers choose the compound(s) they want to use for the race.

By: DGR-F1

DGR-F1 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:15:44 +0000

Considering Bridgestone’s adverts in the UK are all about providing the perfect tyre for F1, you would think they would have the ability to allow the teams to decide for themselves which was the best one for each circuit/car/driver combination……
After all, no matter who wins at the end of the season, Bridgestone will still say they could only have done it with their tyres…..

By: HounslowBusGarage

HounslowBusGarage — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:35:14 +0000

I thought that too. The Brawn seems to have more difficulty in getting the heat into its tyres than most other cars, and JBs style apparently contibutes even more to that.
So using medium and soft at Spa and Monza instead of hard and medium should give him and advantage, shouldn’t it?