F1 good for Pirelli???

[CaptainRAVE]

I think people forget the force with which these would be thrown off the tyres and kicked up off the track. I certainly wouldn't want to be in their path. Like arknor said, these aren't "small marbles", they are large and very hard chunks of rubber.

 

[mmj_uk]

Bring back refueling, problem solved.

In the old days it didn't matter if a tyre would last all race because 2-3 pit stops were necessary even without all this "must use soft compound" nonsense.

It will also increase overtaking because cars will be varying weights and on different strategies, DRS and fast wearing tyres is just plastering over cracks that the FIA have created by banning refueling.

We'll also see the back of the drivers cruising around the track to conserve fuel nonsense because they have barely enough fuel to finish the race.

 

[SpeedFreak]

so pit lane fires vs minor bruising for one driver? Pirelli need to maintain the rate of wear as requested of them and reduce marble size. The FIA need to restrict the driver complaints as it does nothing to help Pirelli and they are doing very little wrong.

 

[dannyjo22]

Pirelli need to maintain the rate of wear as requested of them and reduce marble size. .

How can they reduce the marble size, people are saying fist sized chunks. It's not fist sized chunks coming off the tyres. Small pieces are getting worn away and near the racing line they must be being compressed to make bigger chunks.

I really cannot see fist sized chunks of rubber coming from tyre and them be able to maintain any kind of pace.

You either live with it if you want the wear rate or give them less rubber to wear down til they hit a canvas strip to destroy grip. Obviously no one wants that so short of making a harder compound and having half distance runs again not a lot will change.

 

[dannyjo22]

It will also increase overtaking because cars will be varying weights and on different strategies.

Come on, it's not like there was ever much overtaking on the track when they had sprint races with fuel stops. Oh look there's MS in 3rd. The other two pit, MS pumps in 3 fast laps, MS comes out in the lead.

Rinse and repeat for 80 race wins.

Everyone waited for the stops, Hell MS shadowed a BAR at Barcelona for about 30 laps waiting for pitstops rather than attempt a pass. It happened all the time.

Until they address the aero not a lot will change.

 

[mmj_uk]

Come on, it's not like there was ever much overtaking on the track when they had sprint races with fuel stops. Oh look there's MS in 3rd. The other two pit, MS pumps in 3 fast laps, MS comes out in the lead.

Rinse and repeat for 80 race wins.

Everyone waited for the stops, Hell MS shadowed a BAR at Barcelona for about 30 laps waiting for pitstops rather than attempt a pass. It happened all the time.

Until they address the aero not a lot will change.

Schumachers time at Ferrari was a bit of a special case though because the Ferrari was so far ahead of the rest of the field that he was able to carry considerably more fuel and still be as fast as the other teams, that's the only reason why he was able to stay out longer and pump in outrageously fast laps. It was more of a problem with Ferrari dominating the sport than it was fuel stops, things are not really any better at the front of the field today with Vettel qualifying on pole and then cruising to the end unchallenged.

I agree the aero is the primary fault for lack of overtaking but refueling still added an extra dimension to the races which they're now bringing in artificial gimmicks like stupidly high tyre wear to try to recoup.