"pick up some rubber" ?

[MrPonx]

ok, I LOVE F1, and I've been following up for years, but I no almost nothing about technicalities in F1, just the obvious ones.

on the team radio the guy told Kimi at the end of the race to make sure he "picks up some rubber". what does that mean, and why?


these types of questions are not against the forum rules right? if so, please delete

thanks in advance

[WelshLegend]

it means when the drivers go of the racing line to collect debris that will stick to the tyres on the car. They do this because the car is then weighed to see if it is at the minimum weight. The more weight on your car, the safer you will be.

[leopard]

before being deleted, what is your perception about 'rubber'?

[Flat.tyres]

interesting point actually.

you can pick up a kilo of marbles by running over them and making sure your car conforms to the minimum weight.

problem is though that as the FIA got all silly with honda, Ferrari have to PROVE that their car conformed to minimum weight at all times during the event. if they need to pick up marbles to reach that minimum weight, shouldnt the FIA skim the tyres before weighing the car or be asking ferrari to demonstrate they conformed at all times?

[MrPonx]

Edited ..

1kg?? that's a lot, I thought few grams at max

[Flat.tyres]

Edited ..

1kg?? that's a lot, I thought few grams at max

i dont know the exact weights but you can pick up quite a bit. the tyres are on the point of melting after the race and the marbles stick to the shell and melt in causing other marbles to stick.

[Viktory]

I've heard it's up to 1kg per tyre, so in total, 4 kg.

[SGWilko]

"picks up some rubber". what does that mean, and why?

Because Kimi has finally remembered why he is there - i.e. to win - his mechanic is so ecstatic he wants him to pick up a rubber to give him a good seeing to?

[fan-veteran]

I think that is nothing about weight. One of the commentators i remember speaking that they (from Ferrari) want to hide tha actual status of the worn tires when the car is parked in the pit lane in front of everyone. But i may be in error .....

[Erki]

Maybe if it's weight then it would be better to just weigh the car without tyres?