Comments on: 2010 F1 rules published: FIA changes post-race penalties and fuel declarations

By: dentist in brooklyn

dentist in brooklyn — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:45:29 +0000

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By: Chaz

Chaz — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:54:39 +0000

“Handing back tyres”… is this a joke…

By: Patrickl

Patrickl — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:48:05 +0000

It’s to make sure teams actually use tyres during those sessions. ie go out on track.

By: DGR-F1

DGR-F1 — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:14:00 +0000

I don’t see why the FIA had to make such silly rules as ‘giving tyres back’ after FP1 etc – if they want to save costs why don’t they seriously reduce the number of tyres allowed over the whole weekend?
Ah, but they cannot do that as that would mean Bridgestone would have to manufacture and bring less tyres for everyone, and that won’t be good for business/sponsorship/Mr Bridgestone’s bank balance…..
Do you think that these ‘unused’ tyres would be seen again at the next race, or are they more likely to be sidestepped and go for sale ‘as used by M. Schumacher’…etc?

By: MEmo

MEmo — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:38:53 +0000

They are saving them for next year! I hear all the fans asked for them in the survey!

By: MEmo

MEmo — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:36:12 +0000

Gotcha with the “Nemo” thing!
Thanks for the explanation, dude!

By: Aleksandar Serbia

Aleksandar Serbia — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:40:07 +0000

How bout the first in Q1 gets to sucker punch the rest?
That would give a new dimension to the sport!

By: Del Boy

Del Boy — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:30:12 +0000

Nemo
The explaination is this. Cars didn’t always run in FP1 because they would be saving new tyres (fresh rubber) for later sessions during the weekend. As they now have to give the tyres back they might as well use them and get some data on set-up tyre wear etc.
Of course another reason teams don’t run long runs in FP1 is they don;t won’t mileage on the engine and thats why you’ll see most engines only reving to 16,500 during FP1 and FP2.

By: bob

bob — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:55:27 +0000

What where are the new rules about shortcuts?!?!?!

By: Michel S.

Michel S. — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:18:39 +0000

If Q3 is wet then no team gets an advantage anyway. The Dry/Wet combination is the most interesting — depending on how reliable the weather forecast is, teams could gamble on using soft tyres and either reap rewards on Sunday or have their race strategies ruined.