Formula 1 supplier Pirelli says the impact on racing of a potential tyre warmer ban, with it potentially killing off the undercut, will be added factor in the final decision.

  • Ippei@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    What do you guys think? Do you believe the tyre warmer ban could have a negative impact on racing?

    • Amoeba_of_death@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I don’t think so. Indycar hasn’t used blankets in years and that racing is great. Even the cooler GPs would just require they keep the tires inside longer so they are room/garage temp at a minimum.

      • misery mansion@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Likewise f2, the difference between soft and hard tyres in their feature races is massive so it makes the decision making about what strategy to run, and when to run it, much bigger

        The current tyres are a massive problem in f1, I believe, have been since you started seeing the front running teams not needing to play the game with the others

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      1 year ago

      Hard to say. Perhaps it will lead to overly safe first few laps by the drivers. Worth testing it though.