Formula 1 supplier Pirelli says the impact on racing of a potential tyre warmer ban, with it potentially killing off the undercut, will be added factor in the final decision.

  • @[email protected]
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    51 year ago

    If it impairs the undercut, will it not bolster the overcut? If so, isn’t it just a bit swings and roundabouts? As long as there is some sort of performance differential between old and very very new tyres, there’ll be strategy implications.

  • @healer_56
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    41 year ago

    i think the whole tyre discussion is outdated anyway.

    at some point they will realize that all that microplastic is bad for the environment and they will ban tyres that practically destroy themselves.

    i have been saying already they should switch to a different limiting factor than tyres. Maybe force them to use much bigger batteries that are plug and play. and give them options of different power/weight/amount or something like that.

    • @IppeiOP
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      11 year ago

      Bring back refueling?

      • @ascagnel
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        21 year ago

        Because they banned it on safety grounds (instead of “Renault 100% used this to cheat” grounds), they boxed themselves into a corner on ever bringing it back — there’s still the risk of occasional fire from a few drops of leaked fuel, even with today’s improved fueling apparatus.

        • @IppeiOP
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          21 year ago

          I don’t know, I’m sure they’d find a way around it if they really wanted to bring refueling back. Honestly, I’d be in favor.

  • @IppeiOP
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    31 year ago

    What do you guys think? Do you believe the tyre warmer ban could have a negative impact on racing?

    • @Amoeba_of_death
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      51 year ago

      I don’t think so. Indycar hasn’t used blankets in years and that racing is great. Even the cooler GPs would just require they keep the tires inside longer so they are room/garage temp at a minimum.

      • misery mansion
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        31 year ago

        Likewise f2, the difference between soft and hard tyres in their feature races is massive so it makes the decision making about what strategy to run, and when to run it, much bigger

        The current tyres are a massive problem in f1, I believe, have been since you started seeing the front running teams not needing to play the game with the others

        • @IppeiOP
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          11 year ago

          You make a good point.

    • CaptFrey
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      21 year ago

      Hard to say. Perhaps it will lead to overly safe first few laps by the drivers. Worth testing it though.

    • janoosh
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      11 year ago

      Initially, probably, but after some time the drivers will adapt. They are in F1 for a reason.