For Fuck's Sake Pirelli

"macshome" (macshome) 08/23/2013 at 11:29 • Filed to: formula1

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I suppose it really isn't a spoiler anymore to tell you that someone had a tire failure in FP2 at Spa today.

Click the link for spoiling.

http://en.espnf1.com/belgium/motors…

desertdog5051 > macshome 08/23/2013 at 11:51

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What else is new? :)

Chairman Kaga > macshome 08/23/2013 at 12:00

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My take - for fuck's sake FIA/FOMA.

Bakkster, touring car driver > macshome 08/23/2013 at 12:56

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Why blame Pirelli? They got asked to build a worse tire than last year, but aren't allowed to test it on a current car, and when they find problems they aren't allowed to change the construction or (once again) test the new tires before they get used in a race.

I really hope Pirelli just doesn't show up to a race. Just up and quit, watch F1 scramble to fix the mess they made. Still no contract for next year, Pirelli should just peace out.

Icemanmaybeirunoutofthetalents > macshome 08/23/2013 at 13:21

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I don't want anyone to blow a tyre going up to radillon. And Adrian Sutil has asked the FIA for a signed document that guarantees no problems with the tyres. Without it, he won't race

macshome > Bakkster, touring car driver 08/23/2013 at 13:42

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Yeah, I think they could really have a case to break the contract since this is just enforcing an image of them making shoddy tires.

To be fair they were asked to make tires that degraded more quickly, not that had structural failures more quickly. One would hope they could have made a tire that simply had a terrible performing compound under the race one. That way you get the degradation, but not the danger.

Bakkster, touring car driver > macshome 08/23/2013 at 13:46

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Right, but it's an impossible request if they can't test the tires. Without testing, the FIA is just asking 'take a guess at how you think you could increase degradation'. How can they possibly be expected to succeed under that kind of circumstance? Why tie their hands behind their backs?

macshome > Bakkster, touring car driver 08/23/2013 at 14:22

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Oh, I'm all for regular testing returning to F1. I think the ban is silly, and it doesn't really save costs since it just moves costs to simulator and wind tunnels.