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Yeah that's how I read it too.
Generally I am against silly artificial rules, however this is one of the better ones and does encourage some options for the likes of Ross Brawn to ponder.
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Originally Posted by henners88
Hadn't thought of that. Thank god this rules wasn't enforced last year - can you imagine Rubens moaning?! :DQuote:
Yeah, but I suppose the teams have decided this one so it will make sense. At least it brings back a positive element as far as strategy goes. I'm waiting for the season to start and people to start saying but Nico/Jenson were given the wrong tyres.. :eek:
They never learn do they? Having race fuel in qualifying did nothing to improve the racing so now they move on to tyres. Why can't they just seperate qualifying from the race and be done with it. Qualifying already has a profound effect on the race without adding stupid rules like this. Idiots, the lot of 'em!
This rule is still artificial because it removes choice. Surely giving the teams the option to retain or change tyres is far closer to reality?
I cant stand this nanny form of goddam government anywhere.
I can tell you who will be on pole position if tyres are critical and he proved that in 2009. His name is Sebastian Vettel. He HAD to look after his engines from Monza onwards remember?
Consequently his his one lap out and then pole lap and back to the pits was amazing - remember Suzuka? Amazing!!!
Of course any soft pedalling with tyres suits a driver like Jenson Button but will definitely penalize a driver like Mark Webber and even the harsh turn in specialist Fernando Alonso.
See my point? These goddam rule makers should leave the teams to decide. Why push the advantage in any driver's direction and then pretend it is "competitive".
God I hate modern f1 compared to the gunslinger days when silly little rules would be scoffed at.
I don't think a single driver from the 70's into the 80's could have escaped some sort of stupid fine from that dysfunctional body led by the toad, aka - the FIf....gA!!! if it was like today.
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Originally Posted by Hawkmoon
Oh dear...
More rubbish, even if it's a FOTA initiative rather than an FIA/Bernie one.
It's almost like they were thinking "Damn...we got rid of refuelling simply to save costs but as an unwanted by-product we lost the ridiculous race-fuel qualifying rule, how can we go out of our way to bugger things up again?"
Much ado about nothing!
Move on folks, nothing to see here.
Henners has a good point.
St.D, whilst I like you enjoyed the "good old days" thery are gone and in the past. FOTA have come up with an interesting proposal which IMO makes the best of the new rules from the FIA over the past ten years.
Thanks to parc ferme rules the guy on pole would (barring disaster) still be fastest on Sunday and pull away from P2, as P2 would pull away from P3 etc etc. Dull. If we can't get rid of parc ferme conditions then having a strategy choice to make on Saturday could mix things up a bit.
The fastest driver would almost always still win but at least he would have to work at it - say starting from P4 on the hards vs the softer compounds of P1, 2 and 3.
Enjoy your motor racing St. D! :)