if the surface is moving under the tire then nothing will helpESPImperium wrote:Could there be a plausable argument to use the wet or inter tyres in the dry due to the track conditions???
No. I've been looking but from Free Practice, there's no reason to believe he's really any lighter than the Ferrari's (actually I'd say the Ferraris are lighter as they were much faster in S1 and S2 in Quali 3...they just couldn't get around Turn 10).donskar wrote:How ironic, it is supposedly very difficult to satisfy the demanding requirements to be accepted as an F1 venue . . . One would think that a solid surface would be a basic requirement. I guess it's all down to ever larger bags of money.
Or is this the beginning of a whole new vista of F1 competition - F1 off-road racing!
Tomorrow's race could have some long-term impact on F1's future in the US. It will be broadcast on Fox, a network with a much larger audience base than SPEED TV, who usually carries F1 in the US. And the race race will be around mid-day rather than very early morning, also helping increase audience size.
IF the race is a farce due to crumbling track, safety car, sparse field due to retirements, etc., then the likelihood of another US GP could be somehwat diminished.
If I were stupid enough to bet, I'd put my money on Hamilton, with his excellent car control. I'll be hoping The Reds somehow come through. This race could tell a lot about Kimi's commitment and Massa's maturing (or not) into a complete driver.
Any input on whether Kubica is running extra light? Vettel's luck remains bad.
it is a slow section, that's what is puzzling me. if they were better in mechanical grip, and then the grip is affected, then their lap times would be also affected, no ?? their friday time was almost the same as last year's pole position !!Ratatouille wrote:Isn't that a low speed section? I think that on the contrary Mclaren has excellent mechanical grip so I think out of that corner they might be exiting with better traction than the rest. It was not only on Q3 that Mclaren was faster than the rest. It has been that way since Q1 at least.
I read that as mclaren's ZERO grip is better than...could mclaren's superirity in turn 10 (sector 3) be related to their aero
grip being better than ferrari's ?
I think it's opposite. There were comments that front wheel fairings mostly help aero and not very helpful for brake cooling, in the circuit like Montreal you can cool brakes too much!Motley wrote: Were they working too well, and allowing the brakes to cool too much?