Chinese Grand Prix 2013, Shanghai - Race 3/19
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Yeah, but refueling is not coming back.
As a minimum they need more tyres and to scrap the start on qualifying tyre rule. Choosing to start on primes means scrapping qualifying, which is retarded. You should be able to go flat out in qualifying and then decide your strategy. We get a much more exciting race when the top 10 are on mixed strategies.
The answer is obvious to everyone, but the FIA are sticking to tyre regulations created in a totally different era.
As a minimum they need more tyres and to scrap the start on qualifying tyre rule. Choosing to start on primes means scrapping qualifying, which is retarded. You should be able to go flat out in qualifying and then decide your strategy. We get a much more exciting race when the top 10 are on mixed strategies.
The answer is obvious to everyone, but the FIA are sticking to tyre regulations created in a totally different era.
Brundle mentioned it. Because they have limited use in practice and qualifying the teams have really optimized it so its giving massive advantages.
Pretty much yes, the quickest strategy to get to the finish.
They need to be strict on this, using DRS in yellow flag zones is a safety issue.
I'd go with a minimum of a drive through tbh.
As with refueling, yes, they are all clever guys. But at least with going for an odd ball fuel strategy it didn't mean you sat out qualifying. Race strategies ruining qualifying is wrong.
but vettel is in that list so it wont be very harsh.
Soldato
I wouldn't want to see a return to refueling.
I agree. 35 second pit stops are not great. Plus the 2 second tyre change has become a signature F1 thing.
But whatever the solutions, the current rules are definitely broke.
Caporegime
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Meh, some cars had an advantage, some didn't, the main thing is Ferrari have good straight line speed anyway and a good DRS, Merc's DRS has struggled to pass people in all the races so far, its not working well at all, and you can see visually in races that you can barely see the Merc's DRS when its open, its a tiny slot, while other guys the DRS makes the rear flaps disappear almost completely. Merc needs to sort out their DRS badly.
Also, what the hell is with the punishment/stewards in the first few races, they are ignoring blatant issues like pit releases, they are refusing to punish people in race and letting people get away with everything.
Perez flat out should have gotten a penalty, Kimi is clear as day got his front wheels well past Perez's rear wheel's, is completely alongside and then shoved him off the track, that wasn't even a "do it after the race" rubbish, it was decided to not be anything at all.
Honestly I think Webber should be penalised, or the team, he was dangerous out there on the track, slow cars are very dangerous on a track, that was dangerous, and then almost caused an accident which was as predictable as Alonso last race, unfair on Webber, but in those situations they go around, block everyone, almost cause accidents, didn't make it back anyway and had he even made it back... he was out of the race anyway and would have been at best a lap down, maybe a couple more, very silly.
Nor me. I prefer to see overtaking done on the track not while cars are sat in the pitlane. I can watch the Le Mans series to see that.
It'd have to. It may even force them grow some balls and start making decisions during the race and issue drive through/stop-go penalties again.
