I think I agree.... it'll perhaps be just one do or die effort from the front runners for pole, and aiming to get into Q3 without needing softs. But on other tracks there will be smaller performance differentials between tyres.marcush. wrote:IF is a long word in F1..Shrieker wrote:I think if Lewis had Button's tyres instead of the crappy hard set, he could've given Vettel whole a lot more trouble and finished 2nd at the very least.It was a issue of tyre management for Hamilton throughout the weekend, not the race itself. He should've looked after his tyres better in quali cause that's what ultimately ruined his race - if his crappy tyres didn't have some sort of manufacturing defect.
you cannot afford to waste a set of tyres to gain one spot on the grid.It´s tough but it´s the same set of rules for everyone.
I fear we will see less efort and risk in Q3 in the future now.The potential gain of having one more set of fresh softs for the race is just too important.I´d think thats easily one second per lap quicker in that stint for the same number of laps,one more attack /overtaking opportunity and maybe two more laps you can stay out....adding flexibility to your race strategy.
One shift in focus I think this year with tyres I think will be away from making sure theres free air to slot back into, and more towards just stopping exactly when the tyres need changing. Is that what they cocked up with Lewis last weekend - stopping him before the tyres had gone off, thereby setting him out of kilter for the whole race? They did find the only 5 sec gap on the track if I remember rightly, but with no danger now of being stuck behind a one stopping car for the whole race and a big performance differential between worn/new tyres thereby allowing easier passing.... i think its not so important any more.....
