Good strategy until someone comes over the radio and says: "Alonso if faster than you. Alonso is faster than you."
A 1st lap tire change would be worth a try, but its unlikely that 1 set of tires would last the whole race distance like they pretty much did for Vettel at Monza, as the Tire wear at Singapore is much higher.
OK, I'll agree with that. However, have we really seen any tires "destroyed" this year? I really don't remember thinking, "wow, those were toast!" My point is that I think they're basically wooden, and either compound can last a race distance if asked to do so...... The talking heads are generally saying "the options are 0.x seconds quicker, but only last a handful of laps before going off", blah blah - Bull****! - It seems to me we've seen guys running super long stints on both compounds without "disastrous" consequences - Many seem to set fastest laps after 20-30 laps etc. [OK, I know the fuel load is reducing, but it hardly seems like they're wearing out.] I still kinda like the idea though - Even better would be if he could change 'em before starting and hence avoid any first lap BS..... Cheers, Ian
Personally I'd rather have worn soft rubber on my street car than a harder compound. I ran my last set of tires to the chords lol. Now's I've switched to an All Season version of the same tire and I hate them. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
+1 Tires really seem to hold forever this year. According to Auto Motor und Sport magazine, Vettel's crew calculated that his soft tires in Monza would be toast after 15 laps. He managed do drive 52 laps without having any tire problems...
And webber had a really deep run in one race. Tires seem to be a non-issue other than quali and the must change rule... I'd be shocked if massa doesn't start on softs and pull in on lap 1.
This works. Make sure he lags back a bit to avoid the first lap melee that is sure to happen. No need to pick off backmarkers on the first lap.
