Pirelli

[ShiftingGears]

Is he anyone's favourite journalist?

I think he is quite a good pundit, but an awful commentator.

[555-04Q2]

but an awful commentator.

Now there's an understatement !!!!!

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I don't get the argy-bargy here at all .

What's a good tire , kids ?
What kind of compound is right ?

In my opinion , a good tire will be one they can't get to the end of the race with , unless they treat it like they want to . That means slowing down .

One tire , that might inspire a two-stop strategy , would be best .

That's a tire that some will hate , and the clever will take advantage of .

Sadly , Pirelli will take a lot of stick , as they already seem to be doing , but this will be the only way to create the racing we all crave .
A soft tire that will last the race will not do .

It needs to be marginal .

A tire war will only make it worse , or , in reality , too good .

Give them a shatner tire , and let them deal with it .

Pirelli will use a greater step between the compounds but bringing the wrong tyres will possibly damage the credibility of the brand.

[jens]

I think he is quite a good pundit, but an awful commentator.

I don't think he was that bad, IMO clearly superior to Legard for example. Allen's main problem was that he may have got overexcited at times, which culminated in phrases like "sennaesque".

[Bagwan]

Pirelli will use a greater step between the compounds but bringing the wrong tyres will possibly damage the credibility of the brand.

Bringing the wrong compounds damages the credibility of the sport .

It a "rock and hard place" issue , where the difficulty is finding the best of both worlds .
It should be hard to get the tires to work .
It should be difficult for all .

When they put the grooves into the tires , the intention was to slow them down , giving them a new complication with which to deal .
It didn't work , as they had a war , and tires won the championship .

If Pirelli can give them a hard tire that will just barely do the distance , and a soft that absolutely cannot , they will have done the job .
If the teams complain constantly , the FIA should laud the company for making the race more difficult and exciting .

It is the point where the power converts to speed , and fish-tailing and 4-wheel drifts are the enemy .
Make them deal with the enemy , and congratulate the company that gives us this kind of excitement .

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Bringing the wrong compounds damages the credibility of the sport .

It a "rock and hard place" issue , where the difficulty is finding the best of both worlds .
It should be hard to get the tires to work .
It should be difficult for all .

When they put the grooves into the tires , the intention was to slow them down , giving them a new complication with which to deal .
It didn't work , as they had a war , and tires won the championship .

If Pirelli can give them a hard tire that will just barely do the distance , and a soft that absolutely cannot , they will have done the job .
If the teams complain constantly , the FIA should laud the company for making the race more difficult and exciting .

It is the point where the power converts to speed , and fish-tailing and 4-wheel drifts are the enemy .
Make them deal with the enemy , and congratulate the company that gives us this kind of excitement .

Oh I completely agree but how would the manage paddock manage having to deal with the 2010 Canadian GP for most of the season? Will they accept the challenge or throw toys out their prams?

[N4D13]

Is he anyone's favourite journalist?

Possibly mine, but I haven't listened to his commentary, so that helps to explain it.

[V12]

What's a good tire , kids ?

One that wins the race.

When there's actually some opposition, that is.

[Bagwan]

One that wins the race.

When there's actually some opposition, that is.

See , that's exactly what I don't want .

I want the team who can best manage the tire to win .

When we had Bridgestone and Michelin fighting , we had tires winning .

I rather see cars and drivers win , having had to deal with a stock tire , which win only just hold together .