2014 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix - Practice 1/2/3 ***SPOILERS***

Following this on Autosport the mcl boys are concerned about rear tire wear.

 

Gotta be honest, while they sound like ****, I'm starting to enjoy this;

- they're sliding around all over the shop. Something many have wanted back for a longtime.
- keeping the drivers on their toes
- un reliability throws another dimension into the works.
- they're really pushing the envelope again, rather than simply running dinosaurs.

If they get 'em revving properly, and they can stay close, it may just be good...... I'm gonna stick with it for now at least....

Cheers,
Ian

 

They sound horrible but nothing 18k rev limits won't fix. Also let 'em run with unlimited testing until the European season starts.

 

Yes, I'm enjoying it, but it makes me feel dirty.

 

Button's time was on mediums, for the record.

I think McLaren may be playing possum...

 

So were the Mercedes drivers. They were only getting 8 laps on the mediums before they were shot.

 

Yes but will they overheat the rears? Ummmmm.

 

Button is an ace on tire management, so if this issue looms large for the race, then ...

 

Recently, I have been thinking that testing should be allowed for all teams at designated times between races, but should be limited based on the previous race result(s). So a back marker team would have significantly more testing than a front running team. Has this been tried or suggested before? Seems to me like it would work, as throwing a race to get more testing would never pay off as a long-term strategy.

 

Let's see what happens in the race. If they *****-foot around saving fuel I don't think that anyone will be too happy.

 

+1

Hopefully no ***** footing will be seen.....

Cheers,
Ian

 

I wouldn't bet anything I'd want to lose on that.