Ferrari Mailing List: Re: tire changes in F1 (correction)

[Mike Fleischer (themightytoe]

Some thoughts...

How about a race with no pit stops?  They want to control costs of F1?  Heck you just reduced your headcount by a factor of 3 or 4.  Plus cost of moving all that extra rubber and fuel :)

Seriously as a part time racer, I would love if the tire companies focussed on making race tires that can go the distance and still perform like they are glued to the pavement :)  Pit stops?  bleh, talk about the least interesting way to win a race... Oh we changed tires .4 seconds faster and won the race...  oooh aren't we clever...  It lets drivers be less aggressive if they think they can wait till a pit stop and beat an opponent by timing a pit stop rather than actually passing them on the track.

Sorry that isn't racing.  Pit stops suck.

stephen wrote:

It was 1951 Silverstone when Ferrari beat Alfa.

 

Stephen

----- Original Message -----

From: Paul K Rentiers

To: Stephen

Cc: The FerrariList

Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 10:30 AM

Subject: Re: [Ferrari] tire changes in F1

They don't. Short tire life intervals contribute to the entertainment value. American Idol. Dancing with the Stars. NASCAR - (racing in generic cars). Formula One - it's all a distracion for the drooling masses while nations wane and banks fail and the politicians get all the money. We are frogs in a cast iron pot and the water is beginning to bubble. 

-ken-

On Feb 25, 2011, at 10:02 AM, dale sailors wrote:

Hi!

    How do very short tire life intervals help advance the sport?

    Now will the championships be won by the pit crews?

    Ciao

    Dale
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