2005 United States Grand Prix

You wouldve thought the tyres would be rated to a speed a lot higher than what the cars are capable of, that way there would be less chance of something going wrong with them. Couldnt ralf schumachers tyre the other day just've been a fluke? or even something on the track? or were other teams experiancing similar things?
 
On another note, while i understand it is not the Bridgestone teams faults, and Michelin should be punished - which they will be, not only by their teams not winning any points but by Corporate image, what does it say about the Bridgestone teams that they decide to keep running?

We all saw Jean Todt smirk at his pitt wall...these teams only discredit themselves further by acting as if it is still a race and that they did not know what the michelin teams would do.
 
cymatty said:
Not really they would have used 6-7 sets of tyres which would be silly, also they did not know when the tyres would fail. You also cant cant just change the rules, would cause no end of problems. :)
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Rules can always be changed, providing there's a good enough reason to do so (see the example above about UEFA changing the rules to allow Liverpool into the Champions League next season). There was a need to determine which course of action would result in the least damage to F1 as a sport, and nobody was willing to do that. It seems that once again, the teams (and promotors) were only thinking about themselves.

By only having 6 cars out there, the result for F1 is far worse than putting in a chicane or allowing new tyres to be used. The North American market (where, let's be honest, Bernie and co. are looking for a lot of money to come from) is now going to be completely disillusioned with the sport and it's likely that this is the last Indianapolis GP we'll see for a while.
 
xyphic said:
Rules can always be changed, providing there's a good enough reason to do so (see the example above about UEFA changing the rules to allow Liverpool into the Champions League next season). There was a need to determine which course of action would result in the least damage to F1 as a sport, and nobody was willing to do that. It seems that once again, the teams (and promotors) were only thinking about themselves.

By only having 6 cars out there, the result for F1 is far worse than putting in a chicane or allowing new tyres to be used. The North American market (where, let's be honest, Bernie and co. are looking for a lot of money to come from) is now going to be completely disillusioned with the sport and it's likely that this is the last Indianapolis GP we'll see for a while.
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Rules can be changed, and i agree there is a bigger picture however why should Bridgestone runners suffer?
 
//Mike said:
At the end of the day, the points are more important for the Bridgeston teams rather than the spectacle... in the short run.
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As someone pointed out if Bridgestone had made the same mistake, the race would have gone ahead.
 
KiNgPiN83 said:
You wouldve thought the tyres would be rated to a speed a lot higher than what the cars are capable of, that way there would be less chance of something going wrong with them. Couldnt ralf schumachers tyre the other day just've been a fluke? or even something on the track? or were other teams experiancing similar things?
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It is the 9 degree banking and high speed that puts extra strain on the outside of the tyre, Michelin haven't tested under such conditions by the looks of it.
 
KiNgPiN83 said:
You wouldve thought the tyres would be rated to a speed a lot higher than what the cars are capable of, that way there would be less chance of something going wrong with them. Couldnt ralf schumachers tyre the other day just've been a fluke? or even something on the track? or were other teams experiancing similar things?
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There were about 9 tyre failures with Michelins over practicing and qualifying. Too many to be called any sort of one-off. As you may or may not know, Formula 1 cars are / and have been built for a long time to just go the distance. Only now with these new rules such as the engine changes and tyres has this aspect changed. You cannot blame the rule changes, if anything the racing has been most exciting this year than many of the previous. Of course there is some buffer with the tyres in terms of endurance and how long they can actually race for, but to extend this endurance overly far without an actual rule would seriously compromise performance.

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vanpeebles said:
surely the main aim is to provide entertainment
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In the long term, yes. Exposure of the sport increases potential investors and sponsors, so you are correct. However, I'm sure Jean Todt is sitting smug on the pit wall with the knowledge of 18 (free) points for Ferrari.
 
cymatty said:
Rules can be changed, and i agree there is a bigger picture however why should Bridgestone runners suffer?
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They shouldn't. It's not just the Bridgestone teams that are at fault for spoiling the race. It could still have gone ahead with an alternative points allocation system (e.g. giving the Bridgestone runners the first six places, depending on the order they finish in the race) whilst still giving the spectators something to enjoy.
 
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