Mr Ree wrote:And herein lies the problem with the Pirelli tyre being given to the teams.
They degrade at different speeds depending on what car they are on, and the advantage that is brought by being able to run without fighting with other cars, not only give your a few laps more life out of them, they are much more consistent over the stint.
Pirelli have done lots to generate interest from the casual watcher, but in turn have turned of alot of avid fans due to the manipulation of the true pace of each constructor.
I know they are dropping their compounds again next year to bring them closer together and, the teams have requested for a "less peaky" tyre, but it reamins to be seen whether or not that tyre is going to suit one chassis more than another next year.
Dont be surprised if its the Lotus*cough Renault cough* though
But that's where I think your wrong.
Racing is about managing what you have to get the best results, and of course things like tires degrade at different rates depending on how you use them, no different to road cars there.
F1 had become so sterile, where every difference was managed out of the sport, so basically the race result was known/could be reasonably be predicted in advance, and overtaking was non existant.
Now that type of racing may appeal to you, and if it does good on you. But to me racing has always been about the challenge of making the most of what you have, to get the result, and taking chances as you can to get the the front and finish the race.
Look back at racings history, and indeed F1 history, it all began as a competion to prove yourself as the fastest, and having the most reliable car, over any condtion.
Really the type of racing we used to have on the bridgestones, could have been played out by computers. And would have been just the same.
A control tyre should be a challenge for all teams, and hopefully its the same next year.
