What's up with the new F1 tire rule?

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04-09-2007, 02:24 AM

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What's up with the new F1 tire rule?

Have to run two different compounds during the race? What's that supposed to accomplish?

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04-09-2007, 06:59 AM

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it seems like it's supposed to do the oppostite and make the race more of a strategical..

win/challenge. i dont think the rule is supposed to help them accomplish.

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04-09-2007, 09:02 AM

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Bridgestone wants to be part of the story... it adds a strategical element to the race

and thus the tires will be talked about in the paddock and the media.

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04-09-2007, 10:53 AM

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Bridgestone pushing it make senses to me

As for the (contrived) strategic element, I think everyone but Trulli ran the hards last in Malaysia, plus the 'hard compound' wasn't much slower than the soft. I don't think it did or will add much strategically.

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04-09-2007, 04:36 PM

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I think it will be a factor if a team runs an one-stop strategy race

or if there's unsteady weather/track conditions. I'm thinking it'll be a deciding factor in at least one of the races this season, but we'll see.

Between the two compounds there was about a 1.0 sec difference in lap times during the practice sessions which is pretty significant, wouldn't you say?

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