I think that it will generate more overtaking my would'nt there be more the risk of someone crashing heavily.
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I think that it will generate more overtaking my would'nt there be more the risk of someone crashing heavily.
I'm for real slicks, one soft one hard relative to normal ambient temps' at each track.
Surface condition should not really play apart in which tire's are presented IMHO.
I love pit stop strategy, and with Brawn back in the game,
I would like to see if he could pull off some of the same (although to a lesser degree) magic he did at Ferrari.
Without TC and (relatively) soft tire's true driving skill will win the day
as many drivers will have trouble managing tires even on a two stopper.
Plus there is speed comparable to what has been the helix of the sport (v10+tire war)
Opinions are worth what you pay for them! I'm out of here chief!
There's no 'one rule fits all' here as regards tyre wear...gripping or graining...my experience and understanding of graining is that it happens when there isn't much grip on a 'green' (or swept) track surface...The tyres surface is scrubbed by sliding instead of gripping. e.g. If the car is understeering it pushes the outside front tyre sideways scrubbing off rolls of rubber creating the dreaded marbles!
The better handling cars e.g. Ferrari's and McLarens seem to find grip regardless of the surface condition. A lesser handling car only starts working (gripping) when the track surface 'evolves' during the weekend or race as their tyres gain grip on the surface rubber.
Without the confidence that the car is going to grip one would have thought that the driver would be 'less' likely to try and overtake. Therefore the only overtaking we might see in the early part of a (dry) race will be from the better handling cars. However as the track 'rubbers in' the track will come to all the lesser handling cars too (if their lucky).
From now on without TC, one would image that tyrewear would increase and consequently deposit even more rubber on the track...which isn't going to get swept off during a race (unless it rains).
The problem isnt how hard the compound of the tyres is. Gary Anderson touched on this in his article in Autosport the other week, that the balance between how much of the grip from tyres is produced mechanicly and chemicaly needs to shift towards being more mechanicle, reducing the amount of rubber going down and reducing the chance of graining as well.
I like the idea of a clean track and minimal marbles. The marbles are tough to prevent when there is a tire war. But with one supplier, I'm sure they could make a non-marbling tire. If drivers complain about a lack of grip.....so much the better!
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Originally Posted by V12
I like the direction of your thinking. I dislike the idea of banning stops/changes, because it leads to problems like Raikkonen's last lap accident in 2005. In fact, my choice would be to not ban refueling. Just limit fuel flow speed on the rig so that a full fuel stop carries a signficant penalty; keep with your limit on the number of crew allowed to work on the car during a stop; and possibly ban refueling and tire changes at the same stop. Then let the teams search for the balance between quicker laps and less time in the pits.
Regarding tires, in addition to slicks I would allow wider tires and wider tracks - together with measures to limit downforce. On compounds, I don't know enough to have an opinion.
ClarkFan
None of the suggestions really enhance the possibility of real racing, unless carbon brakes are outlawed along with major aero changes. Otherwise eliminating or limiting pit stops just means a couple of passes for the lead next year for the whole season (if we are lucky)Quote:
Originally Posted by ClarkFan
If the old grey matter serves me correctly, when he was driving for Williams, didn't JV run an FWxx with steel brakes, and it was declared that, with minimal development, they would be as efficient as carbon brakes.......Quote:
Originally Posted by markabilly
Weeeel we certainly would NOT want that.....(but maybe it does explain the steady downslide of JV--it was not traction control but those carbon brakes he had to use after Williams...... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
Sure, I'd love to see those changes, too. Why stop when you are on a roll? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by markabilly
Clarkfan
P.S. But aero is probably more important than carbon brakes. Less downforce => lower g-forces in braking => longer braking zones=> outbraking chances. Carbon brakes mainly reduce brake fade.