stormybadger8 said:Honestly, I had no idea what that whole blurry mess was even about. 🤦
Good grief, that is just pure, unadulterated stupidity at its absolute peak. 😵
Let’s be real here—nobody is making it through without at least three sets of SS + m, and even then, you’re lucky if you finish in a decent spot. I mean, if you want to actually land a respectable position, like even just scraping into Q2, you need that rubber. It’s just the way it works.
And honestly, even Bear could pull that off. If he just takes at least four sets of SS, they’ll be left sitting there with nothing but a single set of mediums and one soft to their name. 🤦
Mother of my race, these races where they absolutely shred their tires are going to be pure insanity! 🤦😵
Look, if this table is actually accurate, then for teams like Williams, Haas, Red Bull, or Aston Martin to even sniff Q3—let alone actually make it through—would be absolute madness. Just pure insanity. 🤣
So, looking at this, it almost seems like everyone who didn't make it into Q3 ended up with seven sets of tires... turns out that's how it works!
While those guys who made it into Q3 were sitting pretty with two fresh sets and four used ones...
Maybe they could have actually pulled off a 3 vs 3 against Ferrari if they hadn't wasted those two laps in Q3...
So, looking at this, it really feels like if Ricciardo hadn't missed out on Q3 and ended up stuck in P9 after Q2, he would have definitely snatched at least a podium finish.
Man, if I could just snag one more spot on the grid, everything would change. I’d be sitting pretty with two extra sets of fresh rubber, plus I'd actually be starting the race on a brand-new set of tires! That would make all the difference.
So, I was thinking—instead of running those U-SS, N-SS, N-S, and U-SS sets, wouldn't it make way more sense to just go with N-SS, N-S, and then N-SS? It feels like a much cleaner way to handle it.
Man, if he had just pulled off that N-S, N-SS, N-SS move, who knows? He might have actually snatched the win right out from under them! There’s a massive chance he wouldn't have even needed to pit before a red flag came out and ruined everything.
Who knows? Honestly, maybe he would have even gotten lucky and ended up starting on the SS...
The data looks spot on to me. Honestly, I think I just completely misread the rulebook when I was looking it over earlier. My bad!
So, looking at the setup for the race and qualifying, they're handing out seven sets of tires in total. But here’s the kicker for the drivers who actually make it through to Q3—they get one set of the Softs handed back to them. It really changes the math on tire management, doesn't it?
Since Ferrari is bringing some kind of update to Bahrain, I’m honestly expecting to see Vettel right up there in the practice sessions!
