Do you agree with Mike Gascoyne who thinks that the new tyre rule will not spice up F1 races?

Question

Im not sure I can sort of see it working but im more towards the side of it not working as the new compounds are harder to start with and therefore are going to be slower to start with especially the softs

you think the new tyre rule will work?

Answer 1

prob wont spice up races. Last years Bridgestone teams will be at an advantage so will be at the front, hence Ferrari will be winning, hence every one will moan.

At least with the two tyre competitors, there was competition between them and therefore more interesting racing. Saying that, we will just have to wait and see, who knows it may work

roll on the start of the new season

Answer 2

The new Bridgestone tyres apparently have a wider operating window (ie works well at wider range of temperatures), so it's hard for teams to get the wrong tyres like they often did last year. Everyone has the same spec tyres anyway from this year, so everyone will be going round and round at about the same speed. Last year, depending on the track and temperatures, even some of the less competitive teams could compete with the more top end teams on different tyres. Overtaking was also possible if one car/tyre had a huge performance advantage over the other. But now, no one will stand out.
Harder compound they will be using means more durability, so the strategy will revolve around fuel load, not tyre wear, so everyone will be doing the standard two stop races. We will never see the magic 4 stopper Ferrari pulled off in France 2004.

Answer 3

I agree with the new tyre rule bring some effect to F1 races but just little effect only coz tyre part still not a main part in F1.
Bythe way, It will come down to which team makes the smartest and most efficient use of the available tires.

Answer 4

Depends what you expected the tyre rule to do ? The major reason for limiting it to one tyre supplier is the costs and has nothing to do with making F1 more competitive.
All the teams will work towards setup and maximise their understanding of the tyre compounds. Some will do it better some not so better.

Answer 5

Well, the compounds will be harder, but every team will get exactly the same two compounds in each weekend. Plus they will have to use both compounds in a fully-dry race. Now that the tire differences have been almost fully ironed out, the tire war now rests on the shoulders of the drivers and cars. It will come down to which team makes the smartest and most efficient use of the available tires.
I believe the new rule will work towards improving the show. Or so we all hope.

Answer 6

It's a stupid idea, it won't make a blind bit of difference.Why on earth would anyone start a race on slow tires? It makes no sense at all. Teams will use soft tires at the start of the race, then hards towards the end when the field has spread out and there is hardly ever any overtaking for track position, particularly after the last pit stops. It's not only Mike Gascoyne who is of this opinion, I have also heard Mark webber reflecting the same concerns.

Answer 7

The thing is that they will be using a control tyre, which then make everyone on the same level, the problwm you will see is who has the best car in the sence of balanced chassis, steering efficiency,etc. In theory the teams who have already had bridgestone tyres in the previous seasons would have the advantage. but the teams who will be new to bridgestone tyre this season have already been testing bridgestone tyres in the windtunnel and there were tests in november and december last year on the 2007 spec bridgestone tyres. basically it will come down to set-up.

Answer 8

I don't think it is possible to "spice up" a sport which is so fast.

The trouble is, when cars go as fast as they do, and corner so quickly, it is very technical and no longer cut and thrust driving such as we used to see.

Because the speeds are so high, even a fraction of a second between cars looks like a big gap, but in fact, were you to be there driving the things, only you would know just how dangerously close the cars can get.

That's the problem I think, it has become a driver's and manufacturer's sport rather than a spectator sport, and because it is so high-tech, it is difficult to understand just how clever the cars and teams are.

Most spectators would much sooner watch a saloon-car race, with which they can still identify, even though Formula One is very much the technical pinnacle of motor-sport.

Answer 9

It will turn it back into auto racing instead of auto/tire package racing. You could change to rule to square tires, as long as everyone is required to follow it it should level the field a bit.
I read an article about a proposed "red tire" rule they are considering, not this year but in the future. Every car/driver would be allotted 1 set of super soft, very fast, red tires for the weekend and could use any time they wanted, but only 1 time only, they can't put them on and take them off as needed. If they qualify on them they would have to start the race on them. I don't know if it will happen, but it would be interesting.

Answer 10

Like everything they try to do to slow down motorsports it will only be a matter of time before the teams make the most of what they've got and the lap times will come down again.
Example, MotoGP, engine sizes cut from 990cc to 800cc, and the bikes are faster at some tracks.