European Grand Prix 2011, Valencia Street Circuit - Race 8/19

dannyjo22 · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:51

MarcLister said:
Tis but one reason I hate the rule that says both tyre types have to be used during a GP, unless it rains. Why can't the teams choose to use only the harder or softer tyre if they want to and not have to use both?

Yeah I agree it's one of the most stupid rules in recent years. Hamilton has gone so early his last stint will be painfull

Merlin5 · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:53

How can you 'look after your tyres'. If you drive carefully so as not to wear out the tyres, then you're not really competing as you need to.

dannyjo22 · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:53

I hate having to watch an agressive machine like Lewis get calls to manage tyres and pace

I know people like the excitement these tyres give but it really hurts the racers.

clv101 · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:54

Sadly is seem Vettel has Alonso covered. Shame Alonso isn't really able to challenge, at least at this stage.

MarcLister · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:54

Mike_P said:
hammy looks like hes blowing his tyres early again, he never learns lol

Lol. So that us, Martin and DC and now Lewis' engineers realising before Lewis himself it seems that he's screwing his tyres up.

dannyjo22 said:
Yeah I agree it's one of the most stupid rules in recent years. Hamilton has gone so early his last stint will be painfull

Yep. I don't get the rule. It's a rule that makes a strategy decision for the teams. Would the Premier League tell the teams to make at least one substitution in each half of a game?

knip · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:54

Joining the "bored" lot.

logix42p · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:55

Everybody just protecting tyres now so nothing going to happen for while.

Emlyn_Dewar · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:55

NNnnnnoooo! Webber with the undercut.

knip said:
Joining the "bored" lot.

It's just this track I think. Has there ever been a good race here?

Love that Hamilton has basically told them to **** off.
"I can't go any slower"

It's tedious when it becomes a tyre management endurance race.

Cosimo · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:56

This is boring monotony.

Mike_P · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:56

aka known as you went too fast too early....again

he'll blow 4th at this rate

knip · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:56

HAHA!! "I cant go any slower!"

gobbo · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:57

*yawn*

Emlyn_Dewar · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:58

Close call for Alonso there!
Could have done with Massa getting out of the way.

Edit: As boring as the race is, it's not as bad as many races in previous seasons.
We should still think ourselves lucky.

Lunatic Dreyfus · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:59

The race around the dockyard produces another white knuckle spectacle.

Dull track, rubbish location and Vettel preparing for another blub-fest.

dannyjo22 · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:59

Emlyn_Dewar said:
NNnnnnoooo! Webber with the undercut.

I hate the way they fall off instantly but fair play to Red Bull for getting the guesswork right this time. How can you try to run one stop less when you have no real indication that the tyres are about to fall apart.

Imagine getting to the last 10 laps and having happen what just happened to Alonso and now Massa. Or Hamilton who can't even push as he wants

Mike_P · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:59

hammy seems to haver backed right off, on a clear track too

Psycho Ned · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:59

Seriously take this place off the calendar it brings nothing to F1 apart from a poor mans Monaco location.

mmj_uk · 26 Jun 2011 at 13:59

Not even DRS can make this track look good.

Merlin5 · 26 Jun 2011 at 14:01

How much is a set of those tyres? £4000? Am I too high or too low?

dannyjo22 · 26 Jun 2011 at 14:01

Psycho Ned said:
Seriously take this place off the calendar it brings nothing to F1 apart from a poor mans Monaco location.

I think the track temp has just caught them out. So no one can push as they would like.

It seems we are seeing what webber warned we would get this year on the rules, managed pace instead of hammer and tongs racing.