Vetplant Posted December 4, 2020 Share Further to our discussion. This just popped onto my YouTube feed. (I think they are tracking our discussions on here ) Bottas only changed 3 Tyres here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkzcX-B3nPk My thinking is that this is allowed because the same type of tyre is on all 4 wheels before and after the pitstop. The risk of a faulty wheel change at the stop probably outweighed the benefit of having a Fresh Medium on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted December 4, 2020 Share Further to our discussion. This just popped onto my YouTube feed. (I think they are tracking our discussions on here ) Bottas only changed 3 Tyres here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkzcX-B3nPk My thinking is that this is allowed because the same type of tyre is on all 4 wheels before and after the pitstop. The risk of a faulty wheel change at the stop probably outweighed the benefit of having a Fresh Medium on there. Interesting and a strange thing to do. But within regulations. I thought they had to put on an entire new set. https://the-race.com/formula-1/why-bottas-had-a-pitstop-with-only-three-tyres-changed/ Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted December 4, 2020 Share Interesting and a strange thing to do. But within regulations. I thought they had to put on an entire new set. https://the-race.com/formula-1/why-bottas-had-a-pitstop-with-only-three-tyres-changed/Nice link explaining the incident, thanks. "Using a tyres of different specifications at the same time is not allowed. A driver who ends up with a mix of compounds, e.g. softs on the front and mediums on the rear, must pit to change them for a matching set within three laps." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted December 4, 2020 Share George looks good in black ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piston ZA Posted December 4, 2020 Share George looks good in black George looking good on track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted December 4, 2020 Share George looking good on trackI wonder how his feet are doing. I have size 11 as well. Don't know how he gets them into a size 10 to fit in the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted December 4, 2020 Share So George destroys the field in his first outing and Bottas appears to be sulking on the radio already. Pure Savage, Patchelicious and Vetplant 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted December 4, 2020 Share Unexpected so early. Let’s wait for the next session. Keeps this up an the 44 detractors will have a field day Vetplant and Steven Knoetze (sk27) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted December 4, 2020 Share Top in FP2, too. I like this. MORNE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted December 4, 2020 Share Top in FP2, too. I like this.It's not about the bike Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted December 4, 2020 Share With the "Almost Oval" track coming, would a Left/Right Tyre difference come into play? Are you even allowed to run Mediums on two wheels and Softs on the other two? Either left/right or front/rear? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h6dcyrsrScNo. I think the late 80 was the last time you could mix compounds on a car. You are not even allowed to mix tyres from different sets these days as far as i know. Not even sure pirelli allows different tyre pressures between left and right...only front and rear. Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted December 5, 2020 Share No. I think the late 80 was the last time you could mix compounds on a car. You are not even allowed to mix tyres from different sets these days as far as i know. Not even sure pirelli allows different tyre pressures between left and right...only front and rear. No pressure is decided before the weekend starts Tyres can differ in age but HAVE to be the same compound I. E. I can only replace my left tyres in a pit stop if the track has more rights turns than left Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ Posted December 5, 2020 Share Makes me wonder just how k@k bottas really is. This merc is very clearly lights out ahead of the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted December 5, 2020 Share Makes me wonder just how k@k bottas really is. This merc is very clearly lights out ahead of the rest.I don't think he is , he took it to Massa proper while he was at williams and Massa himself challenged Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted December 5, 2020 Share iirc lh has no contract as yet.... this lil exercise just lessened his value . master stroke played by toto.... or fortuitous Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted December 5, 2020 Share iirc lh has no contract as yet.... this lil exercise just lessened his value . master stroke played by toto.... or fortuitous That would be quite the shakeup! Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now