Is that the same Michelin that turned up to that ridiculous USGP? ;) Just being flippant with all of this, no point deciding what the tyres will be like until they do some laps in anger at the start of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
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Is that the same Michelin that turned up to that ridiculous USGP? ;) Just being flippant with all of this, no point deciding what the tyres will be like until they do some laps in anger at the start of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Yes. The same Michelin that offered to bring revised tyres over on a plane, the same Michelin that the FIA refused to give the single tyre contract to for the WRC, the same Michelin that had a rather fantastic tyre war with Bridgestone before the single tyre supplier came in.......Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
On the last few years, Michelin haven't won a thing in WRC :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Are you saying that Pirelli won't be able to produce an effective tyre because of performance in a Rally? I've heards some bonkers things in my time but.....
I think Pirelli have done a good job in WRC when you consider they were asked by the FIA to produce a durable tyre rather than one focused on performance and the fact they have had only 42 failures out of 26,960 supplied units is pretty impressive for any manufacturer.
And there was me thinking you were more of a Rally fan with only recent experience of F1. :crazy:
To late..., typical French! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
http://formula-one.speedtv.com/artic...-mixed-reviews
Schumi and Massa were loving the Pirellis since the fronts have more grip than Bridgestones'. Adversely but not that surprising, Rosberg wasn't impressed.
Buemi gave some interesting feedback:
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"We did our best start of the year," the Swiss told Auto Hebdo when talking about his first impression of the Pirellis.
"You can also brake very hard and very late. On acceleration, the traction is poor and you lose a lot of grip, and the wear also seems higher.
"And on a long run the soft tires wore much less than the hard tires. In my opinion, they (Pirelli) made a mistake and they've already said they'll change it.
"The front tires are good. They respond well," added Buemi.
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Said Pirelli's Paul Hembery: "According to what we have learned in Abu Dhabi, we will change the compounds, but not the construction."
And he added: "The drivers especially enjoyed the performance of our front tire, which is an area that we have worked on considerably."
I know conclusions can't be made at the moment, but what I want to say, is that I wouldn't be surprised if Ferrari was among the most efficient teams in adapting to Pirelli tyres. In recent season we have seen that Ferrari has tended to be quite "easy" on tyres, which has seen them struggling a bit more in qualifying trim than in the race. And if the new tyres are indeed less durable than Bridgestones, it would bode well for the "easyness" of Ferrari's car design.
This'll please Daniel, they're looking at a WRC return:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88478
Hooray! More of the worst tyres in the WRC in compounds which make for boring competition......Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
I remember back in ye olden days when drivers had to take care of their tyres..... not anymore.....
Again I ask, why are you blaming Pirelli? I have no loyalty or beef with them but the FIA dictated what characteristics they wanted in WRC, not Pirelli.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
The FIA wanted a control tyre with high durability and minimal failure.
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by skc
Merely meeting a demand.
Tyre wars can be quite exciting but it can also be quite a pain as a team can have the best car out there, but their performance is pretty much dictated by an outside company, in this case, the tyre manufacturers. I find this, in some scenarios, quite an unpleasant predicament.
I would much prefer 3 or 4 compounds available throughout the weekend, without a mandatory switch during the race. Stupid rules like that just annoy me.