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Formula 1 tyre suppliers Pirelli will not use their soft tyres at the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend after concerns about how quickly they wear out.
Bahrain Grand Prix 2013, Sakhir - Race 4/19
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I agree tho I thought it was 40K + last year
Were they planning on bringing the softs? So does this mean the compounds will be Medium and Hard?
Yeah, 5,000 was just me exaggerating the figures to make a point
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" Formula 1 tyre suppliers Pirelli will not use their soft tyres at the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend after concerns about how quickly they wear out.
No driver managed more than seven laps on one set of soft tyres at the Chinese Grand Prix last week.
"Bahrain is one of the most demanding tracks of the year for the tyres, mostly because of the high ambient and track temperatures," said Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery.
"We expect about three stops per car."
Tyre degradation is expected to be reasonably high during the race in Bahrain, the fourth grand prix of the 2013 season.
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads the drivers' standings after three races, with Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen second and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, who won in Shanghai last week, third. "
... Must be medium and hards, doubt they'll bring the supersofts
No driver managed more than seven laps on one set of soft tyres at the Chinese Grand Prix last week.
"Bahrain is one of the most demanding tracks of the year for the tyres, mostly because of the high ambient and track temperatures," said Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery.
"We expect about three stops per car."
Tyre degradation is expected to be reasonably high during the race in Bahrain, the fourth grand prix of the 2013 season.
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads the drivers' standings after three races, with Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen second and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, who won in Shanghai last week, third. "
... Must be medium and hards, doubt they'll bring the supersofts
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So what kind of distance would be expected from the super softs if they were ran on a circuit like these?
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Were they planning on bringing the softs? So does this mean the compounds will be Medium and Hard?
Yeah, 5,000 was just me exaggerating the figures to make a point
ok
probably more people went to the Turkish GP when it was held lol
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Would anyone be interested in going back the days where tyres couldn't be changed?
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" Formula 1 tyre suppliers Pirelli will not use their soft tyres at the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend after concerns about how quickly they wear out.
No driver managed more than seven laps on one set of soft tyres at the Chinese Grand Prix last week.
"Bahrain is one of the most demanding tracks of the year for the tyres, mostly because of the high ambient and track temperatures," said Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery.
"We expect about three stops per car."
Tyre degradation is expected to be reasonably high during the race in Bahrain, the fourth grand prix of the 2013 season.
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel leads the drivers' standings after three races, with Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen second and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, who won in Shanghai last week, third. "
... Must be medium and hards, doubt they'll bring the supersofts
Doesn't this play into the likes of Mercedes hands, not going to have Vettel or anyone else with a late chase to the finish line on quicker tyres. They won't get 1st but gives them a good chance of a podium finish if the car stays reliable in Hamiltons side of the garage.
So far Hamilton is doing what Alonso did at the start of last season. Consistent high points finishes/podium. If Mercedes can develop the car so he can get a few wins, he might be in with a shout in my opinion (though i concede it is probably unlikely).
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Watched the classic 2006 bahrain gp earlier and it made me lol when MB said "Brilliant pit stop by Renault"... the stop was about 6.5 seconds.
Just goes to show how much they've improved in 6 / 7 years and indeed before that.
Just goes to show how much they've improved in 6 / 7 years and indeed before that.
Kimi is falling into this category far more than Hamilton. I am a great Hamilton fan, but I really doubt he can pull off WDC this year
Kimi is falling into this category far more than Hamilton. I am a great Hamilton fan, but I really doubt he can pull off WDC this year
thought alonso and kimi look stronger, it is a very good start for him and merc. far better than anyone expected.
atleast its a 4 way fight so far.
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Rosberg must have been switched to Schumacher's car with the reliability he's having. Otherwise he wouldn't be far behind Lewis.
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Nope.