Tire warmer ban 2010

[ISLAMATRON]

Since the teams have not been making a big stink over this, there must be something in the pipeline to reduce the cold tyre effects. Just can't imagine what it is.

What i think is happening is that Bridgestone are revising the compounds at the end of the year, from where im standing they could revise the compounds to be like this;

Current Hard > More like a Medium Hard
Current Medium > More like a Medium Soft
Current Soft > More like a Hard Super Soft
Current Super Soft> More like a Soft Super Soft

OR Could the supersofts be getting ditched and only be making 3 compounds avalable to the teams, Hard/Medium/Soft, meaning more cost cuts there.

But i can see a new compound being introduced in Super Hard for the guys that want to fuel to the finish, dont stop, and use KERS to conserve their fuel loads, meaning the guys from 11th downward have more of a chance to win GPs and actually count in a GP and not be another backmarker.

Plenty varyables on this one at the moment.

I had suggested a couple mnths back that Bridgestone shold provide 4 tire specs,
1) a super soft which can last just short of 25% of the race distance
2) a soft which can last JUST short 33% of the race distance
3) a medium that lasts just short of 50% of the race distance
4) a hard that lasts just short of 100% of the race distance

That way the different strategies would be set for each race, but I dont think Bridgestone would want to bring all 4 sets of tires for each team to each race.

of course the tires will need to be changed for the higher wear rates involved in carrying all that extra fuel on board next year and without the use of tire warmers.

[Saribro]

You assume, mistakenly, that each track has the same wear-rate for the same tyre-type at all possible temperatures.
It's a nice idea, but Bridgestone would have to develop a dozen or more different types to handle this in any practical manner.

I do like the idea of an obvious difference between a long-distance and a short-distance tyre. No obligation to use both in a race. Bridgestone would probably need 2 or 3 version of each to handle different tracks. Seems manageable.

[WhiteBlue]

You are overlooking the fact that the tyre supply mode is defined by the exclusive supply contract between the FIA and Bridgestone. Nobody in his right mind would want to touch anything because it would open a can of worms to re negotiate the contract. So you can speculate all you want. It has no meaning for the real world situation.

[ISLAMATRON]

You assume, mistakenly, that each track has the same wear-rate for the same tyre-type at all possible temperatures.
It's a nice idea, but Bridgestone would have to develop a dozen or more different types to handle this in any practical manner.

I do like the idea of an obvious difference between a long-distance and a short-distance tyre. No obligation to use both in a race. Bridgestone would probably need 2 or 3 version of each to handle different tracks. Seems manageable.

I made no such assumption, but I did present the most simple vision of what I had previously expressed... I had always thought that they would probly make a range of about 6 or so tire sets and shift up or down the range accordingly to match the track accordingly.

[Saribro]

Ah, so I should've written "present", instead of "assume". :)
Anyhoo, I still don't think ~6 will cover the range you have in mind, though I may be stricter in my interpretation of "~" than you have in mind. In the end, we're talking the same concept, slightly different content, so no biggy either way.