It is a mixture of nitrogen with air - http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/under ... /5283.htmlvas_04614 wrote:What is used to inflate pirelli tires....normal air or nitrogen?
I don't see how it would make for closer racing, honestly. If you were to drop them into the current series you'd still have Merc lock out the front row and finish the race 1-2.WaikeCU wrote:http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114254
Looks like Pirelli are open for bigger and wider tires for the future. This could cause more exciting close racing because of the bigger and wider tires.
By closer racing it means following each other closely in corners. Not that the gap will be reduced between top teams.Jersey Tom wrote:I don't see how it would make for closer racing, honestly. If you were to drop them into the current series you'd still have Merc lock out the front row and finish the race 1-2.WaikeCU wrote:http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114254
Looks like Pirelli are open for bigger and wider tires for the future. This could cause more exciting close racing because of the bigger and wider tires.
No, I forgot to mention the Massa quote. He wanted wider tires and even less downforce in the future so there would be more close racing. Racing nowadays is still much downforce dependent.muhammad-13 wrote:By closer racing it means following each other closely in corners. Not that the gap will be reduced between top teams.Jersey Tom wrote:
I don't see how it would make for closer racing, honestly. If you were to drop them into the current series you'd still have Merc lock out the front row and finish the race 1-2.
Sebp wrote:Guess this has been discussed already. Does anyone know the logic behind having to use two different compounds in a race?
Is there any other reason behind this other than to generate "artificial" pitstops?
I think pretty much Pirelli demanded it if they were to be the sole supplier. They wanted to be sure that people would talk about the Pirellis and that often the race would be decided by the best use of the Pirelli black stuff. So as in so many of the threads here lately, marketing explains it all.Sebp wrote:Guess this has been discussed already. Does anyone know the logic behind having to use two different compounds in a race?
Is there any other reason behind this other than to generate "artificial" pitstops?
Sad. Was it always like this? I only started watching the "show" in the mid 90s. Are there any veterans from the early days here who can tell us without nostalgia if marketing stunts like this, that diluted the sport, were pulled let's say before the Ecclestonian era? I am aware that this has nothing with F1 specifically as it is a societal trend which has been around for ages. Still, I feel it is getting ever harder to stomach.hollus wrote:So as in so many of the threads here lately, marketing explains it all.