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Ferrari Moan about Bridgestone
Topic Started: Aug 14 2008, 06:03 AM (1,080 Views)
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Effectvly saying they are taking tyre more sutible for Mclaren than fro Ferrari. Gotta feel sorry for whichever bloke has to make the decision of which compounds to take to each race.
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Errrr no. What they are saying is that B'stone are selecting the harder of the available options and the team would prefer the softer ones.

Maybe B'stone are going for a conservative choice since tyre failures would reflect badly on them as the sole supplier. So, they're doing right by themselves, rather than favouring one team over the other.
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Actually, Ferrari AND RENAULT moan about Bridgestone....

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Renault's engineering boss Pat Symonds is backing Ferrari's stance.

"The selection for Hockenheim was definitely too hard," he said. "Also for Spa and Monza a step further on the soft side would be sufficient."


As usual, the fact that it isn't only Ferrari complaining is conveniently forgotten in the persuit of trashing them......

<rolleyes>
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Further proof that this single tyre supplier rule is pants.

Are there only two tyre manufacturers in the world? There are definitely enough tyre manufacturers which have the capability of supplying at least one F1 team, if not two, with tyres that a) suit the car, track and driver b) perform differently to other tyres on different circuits, thereby introducing the variation in performance at different times in the race, which allows (wait for it) overtaking!!! Remember how much overtaking their used to be before the sport became dominated bb two and then just one tyre manufacturer???

This contrived bollocks of forcing teams to use both compounds is a desperate attempt to alleviate the tedium of all teams using exactly the same tyre when it suits them and trying to inject some of the variability which was lost as the other tyre suppliers were pushed out of the sport.

This single supplier rule is a knee-jerk reaction to the Indianapolis debacle (more to punish Michelin than anything else), with no thought to the long term consequences of all the teams being on the same tyre.
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The single supplier is no issue. The dual compound rule is a farce though. Teams shoud be allowed to have a tyre which suits their car, not just the field average. Both Ferrari and McLaren have suffered due to this, and I'll bet they aren't the only ones.
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Well, it is up to Ferrari to make the available tyres work for them. It's not like they haven't used Bridgestone before. Which begs the question, is this the same Ferrari who had a fantastic relationship with Bridgestone for over 10 years? May be they are unsubtly droping hints at what they want for the rest of the year. Or making excuses for not performing every race. <think>
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Norbert,Aug 14 2008
10:40 AM
The single supplier is no issue. The dual compound rule is a farce though. Teams shoud be allowed to have a tyre which suits their car, not just the field average. Both Ferrari and McLaren have suffered due to this, and I'll bet they aren't the only ones.

True. When Goodyear were the sole supplier, they used to bring 4 or 5 compound to every race so the teams could vary their tyre strategy. The only limit was on the number of sets of tyres used in qualifying. Limitations on compound were brought in to prevent a tyre war when Goddyear's monopoly on F1 ended and now the FIA continues the policy because they seem to think that it will control speeds.
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Prior to bridgestone becoming the sole tyre supplier, iirc they provided tyres to 4 other teams. However they produced particular set of tyres for Ferrari and another set for the other teams

Now being sole provider they have to bring a more conservative compound to cater for all teams to stop them being accused of favouring any one team.

Personally i think there should be multiple tyre suppliers & compounds.

And the current two compound tyre rule is a farce.

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AndyW76,Aug 14 2008
11:43 AM
Well, it is up to Ferrari to make the available tyres work for them.

Or for McLaren to make their car work on softer tyres?

<doh>
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Norbert,Aug 14 2008
10:53 AM
AndyW76,Aug 14 2008
11:43 AM
Well, it is up to Ferrari to make the available tyres work for them.

Or for McLaren to make their car work on softer tyres?

<doh>

Exactly

McLaren have been working on their car's deficiencies, so why can't Ferrari do the same.
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AndyW76,Aug 14 2008
12:01 PM
McLaren have been working on their car's deficiencies, so why can't Ferrari do the same.

Seeing as Ferrari and Renault have a car that doesn't destroy soft tyres, it would appear that the issue is McLaren's, and not anyone elses!
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Norbert,Aug 14 2008
11:07 AM
AndyW76,Aug 14 2008
12:01 PM
McLaren have been working on their car's deficiencies, so why can't Ferrari do the same.

Seeing as Ferrari and Renault have a car that doesn't destroy soft tyres, it would appear that the issue is McLaren's, and not anyone elses!

Then why are ferrari moaning now then? I don't recall McLaren moaning about tyres.
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because they believe that the harder compound provided is conservatively too hard.
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Well, there in lies the conspiracy. I find it very hard to believe that, after their previous good relationship, Bridgestone would be favouring Ferrari's rival.
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So, by going more conservative on the tyre compound, Bridgestone are penalising the teams whose cars are kinder to the tyres because it is more difficult for them to get the tyres up to temperature, while the advantage of longer tyre life is negated.

If there were multiple tyre suppliers, we wouldn't even be having this discussion.
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