How do we all think P's will stand up to Canada?
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How do we all think P's will stand up to Canada?
Good question - my crystal ball has packed up again!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
They held up very well at Monaco, and I recal Alonso chewed his Michelin grooved rears up there one year.
Canada is, I think, abrasive and has some severe braking zones, but crucially, no real fast high G corners, which have been the Pirelli killers thus far.
Yeah, my feelings too. Rears could give out quickly if there is traction issues out of the hairpins, but based on Monaco hopefully P will get 2 for 2 with their supersofts.Quote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
That was due to rear bias weight distribution and also explain the Renaults quick off the line in the mid-2000sQuote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
It's not particularly abrasive at all. The track breaks up easily because of the climate. It's low grip due to the nature of being a temporary circuit so graining might need attention and therefore the track needs to be ramped up across the weekend - which never happened last year with rain and green race track on day hence the severe graining and degradation.Quote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
Here's some points I've found about the Pirelli's characteristics:
Indeed, James Allen concurs:Quote:
BBC Sport - The mysteries of Red Bull v McLaren
The suggestion is that the RB7 has too much high-speed downforce for the fragile Pirelli to be able to deal with for very long and therefore has to be nursed more than on the McLaren.
During the tyre war of the early 2000s - and even to an extent with the tough control tyre Bridgestones of the last few years - it used to be that the more you could load up the car with downforce, the faster your stint time would be.
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A deep dive into the race strategies from Monaco: how the race was won : James Allen on F1 – The official website
It seems that the Pirellis fall apart quickly on tracks with medium to high speed corners, like Istanbul and Barcelona. But on low speed] tracks like Monaco they are better than Bridgestones because the surface of the tyre does not grain.
Bump.
Can't help but notice how quiet all the Pirelli doubters have gone.
Did the supersofts fall apart in Monaco or Canada? No.
Did the wets disintegrate? No.
Did we need 6 pitstops? No.
I'm growing more and more impressed with Pirelli and any doubters that remain are just stubborn and will never give them the credit they deserve.
Indeed, but they haven't changed them. Once we get to hotter climates again I expect them to fall away once more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
I personally wasn't impressed with the wet performance of the wets and inters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
No matter what, Pirelli will never impress you :p : It's thanks to them that we've had some many exciting races so far this year...like it or not ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
True :)Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
Point proven I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel