Roger Wright94 said:Nah, you're totally wrong. TBF is right here. I should've just stayed out of it.
If Mercedes could just fix even a tiny part of that rear tire wear issue, they'd be popping up on the podium instantly.
If they actually nail the fix? Championship in the bag.
Sure, there's a gap in points right now, but we've only finished a quarter of the season. There's still a massive amount of racing left. Don't forget, they've got two fast, powerhouse drivers. And when it comes to single laps, they're already at the top.
Right, because if they just fixed *part* of the problem... then once they fix the *whole* thing... and if the stars happen to align... everyone else will just sit around complaining while Merc cruises to victory? 🥳
Those hypothetical scenarios where you look at one team's potential progress in a vacuum? They don't fly on this forum either.
stormybadger8 said:Well, based on what Bernie said, that's not even accurate...
Bernie claimed he asked for tires that would last 50% of the race (halfway through, right?) and no longer than that...
At best, Pirelli tires hold up for 33% (one third) of the race, and sometimes they barely hit 25% (one quarter)...which is definitely not what Bernie allegedly* asked 😳for.
*I'm assuming the old man is lying about how long and wide things were, and that Pirelli did exactly what he told them to... but from the outside, Pirelli looks absolutely terrible...
Besides, that press conference was pretty interesting.😁
Paul made it crystal clear that the directors are pissed off because the tires are falling apart during races, and it's looking extremely bad for our little company's image.😁
Pirelli has basically flushed their entire marketing advantage of being the exclusive Formula 1 tire supplier down the drain, and then some. Even though everyone knows everything is being done by dictate, the damage from people mocking their logo is getting more expensive by the day.
I'd buy it if the tire sets were programmed for 50% of the race, allowing teams that can pull off a mandatory stop to cruise through the rest of the track while everyone else struggles in the pits and tries to make up ground via tactical driving.
But this is way too much: after about 10 laps of careful driving, the tire delaminates so badly that the entire tread peels off in huge chunks, leaving the car running on "air balloons" as you limp toward the pits.🤦
What's next: a trip to the past where the driver hops out with a mechanic, a jack, a wrench, and a set of tigar Pirot tires to swap them out wherever they blow?
These are supposed to be races for the fastest drivers in the best cars, but this setup has completely killed aggressive driving. You go all out at the start, the tires die, and then the rest of the race is just an engineer driving via telemetry—calculating the cheapest pit window, exit timing, star alignments, and zodiac signs. Every time a driver tries to overtake, they have to ask the pit wall if they're even allowed to race that car anymore... where's the actual racing in that?
It’s basically turned into a full-blown war of team strategies at this point. Honestly, they could have just run a simulation in some strategy game and played the recording for us... or maybe just strap some electric scooters to the cars? Since they aren't allowed to even look at the brakes anyway, what else do they have to lose?
Complete decadence. We’re watching the twilight of Formula 1. It feels like the leaders aren't necessarily the best drivers anymore, just the ones who manage to babysit their tires and save more sets....
