@bwoahM to Formula 1 • 1 year ago[Tobi Gruner] FIA has set a limit of max 18 laps for new tyre sets in the race today. That means 3 pit stops will be mandatory for each driver.imagemessage-square18arrow-up194arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up191arrow-down1image[Tobi Gruner] FIA has set a limit of max 18 laps for new tyre sets in the race today. That means 3 pit stops will be mandatory for each driver.@bwoahM to Formula 1 • 1 year agomessage-square18file-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•1 year agoThey are designed to degrade like this for show. When the degradation is more than anticipated, it’s too late to get a different type compound since these things are planed way in advance
minus-squareTheRealKunilinkEnglish5•1 year agoNo one else wants to supply tires to F1 while they’re designed to degrade quickly and predictably.
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Pirelli brought the wrong tyre.
F1 brought the wrong tyre-supplier…
They are designed to degrade like this for show. When the degradation is more than anticipated, it’s too late to get a different type compound since these things are planed way in advance
No one else wants to supply tires to F1 while they’re designed to degrade quickly and predictably.