2006 rule changes

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Bee
Its 4 blokes changing wheels, i could go down the local garage to see that sort of action ;) lol
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You been watching too much A1GP :D

The pit stops were good, allowed for much more things to happen.
 
ExigeExcel
You been watching too much A1GP :D
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Ok ok ok but my point is, its just people changing wheels, thats not exciting and then on newer tyre we will just see the same action over and over again, no variety what so ever.
 
pSI civic
softer tires means they can go faster though
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Yes but with the current areodynamics that means sod all.

pSI civic
and we would see more 3 stopers. its not just them changing them in the pits.
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:confused: What? Hows that at all intresting that they stop 3 times, some did this season.
 
what's fun with the tyre changes back is that driver wont be scared to overtake because they can brake later, block their tires, pass and change the tires for brand new ones.
 
Hmmm yes you do have a point there but then its more like artificial racing with everything going "Perfect" (except the McMerc engine of course) which as a fan I wouldn't want to see.
 
so the fact that almost every race in the world allows tire changes makes them artificial? because they couldnt go as fast at the end they had to go slower during the race and still didnt have the grip near the end of the race to do anything big most of the time.
 
pSI civic
because they couldnt go as fast at the end they had to go slower during the race and still didnt have the grip near the end of the race to do anything big most of the time.
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Try telling that to Kimi whilst he's on suzuka mode...

No tyre changes gave that little bit of uncertainty as the back of our minds, "would the tyres last the race?" kinda thing, with tyre changes A)We know who is gonna be fast and who isn't and B) Even MORE overtaking is gonna take place in the pit stops!
 
pSI civic
i didnt think that all i thought was it sucks royal balls. also, pit stop passing sucks even bigger ones.
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Hang on a tick...

pSI civic
imo changing tyres is part of racing. its fun to watch and adds extra planning. spa was fun to watch because of it. i think it was a silly rule from the get go.
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You've changed?
 
um, no. i never liked the one race tire rule. might as well tell them to make them from plastic and paint hotwheels on the side. the driver have enough to worry about with their engine if they have new tires thats one less thing to worry about and they will push more and maybe, just maybe actualy pass someone on track.
 
pSI civic
The driver have enough to worry about with their engine if they have new tires thats one less thing to worry about.
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They get paid millions upon millions of dollars, why make it easy for them!? They should go out their and drive with a sniper on a tower aiming at their "Brand spanking new" tyres if there is tyre changing.

You would have just as many worries driving your car as they do driving theres, do you get paid for it!? no, so why should they have less worries!?
 
because they are paid to make me happy. if they have tire trouble i'm not as happy. if they actually race well then i am happy.
 
pSI civic
because they are paid to make me happy. if they have tire trouble i'm not as happy. if they actually race well then i am happy.
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Admit it, you were happy when you saw Kimi in the gravel trap at Nurb.
 
pSI civic
hell yeah i was happy i was happy he didnt take button out that was pretty damn close.
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Exactley and what was that down to?

A good ol'tyre failure caused by Kimi himself.

Tyre wear = Entertainment. Simple.
 
no i thought it sucked he was taking out by a stupid rule that didnt let him do one of the basic staples of motor racing. he should have won that race. the only thing i was happy about with that is that he didnt crash into button.
 
pSI civic
no i thought it sucked he was taking out by a stupid rule that didnt let him do one of the basic staples of motor racing.
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He had the possibility of changing the tyre since it was a danger, but he decided not to, brave, stupid, entertaining.
 
he didnt want to lose the race. he had no way of knowing it would have done what it did. if he had been allowed to change them all before it became a problem nothing bad would have happend.
 
But then that would be soooooooo boring!! He would just romp away and hump the rest of the field into submission! (Nice little quote from dodgeball)

Honestly I think we will be going back to the 2004 season, just the same car winning over and over and over again and then at the end of the '06 season you guys will be going "How crappy was that season compared to last season!?" and i'll just be sitting there saying:

"I told you so..."
 
Because BAR done better?

Look, i respect your opinion and am nto gonan try and convert you but really, on the entertainment scale, 2005 was much more of a success than 2004.
 
i dissagre. i'm not trying to convert you either... just trying to show you that your opinion is fundamentaly flawed... if you convert to the right way of thinking its all for the best. if not, you always have pokemon.

but really though how does not changing tires help anything? all i can see is hurt hurt hurt.
 
pSI civic
But really though how does not changing tires help anything? all i can see is hurt hurt hurt.
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Example A) 2005 season - Alot of people (not everyone i know) would agree with me in saying that it was probably the best season of the millenuim, perhaps maybe even decade, its was full of everything, controversey (USGP), a true champion (Alonso) and great great racing (not all the time but most of it)

Now the controversy, what was that caused by? Michelins tyres not beign able to last the race, now in the highlights of 2005 i think it was Kensei who put that in his list I agree, it was something that never happened before, it was the best pre race hour ive ever witnessed.

The champ Alonso had to fight for the championship, his renault wern't perticually kind to its tyres (Monaco), but niether was the McMerc (monza) but it made the championship intresting (Along with all the engines failures yes but tyres came into it too)

The great racing part was partydue to drivers having to look after their tyres too, Kimi (nurb) Fisi (Suzuka) to name a few.

Example B) 2004 season - Probably the lamest season of the millenium, Schumi won everything, overtaking was mostly in the pit lane.

Schumi winning everythign was yes mostly due to the ferrari being supreme BUT bridgestones were not very good at lasting too long, Michelin had the upper hand of how long they lasted, if there was no tyre changes, Schumi was ****ed to be frank.

Overtaking msotly in the pit lane was because the pit stops too sooooo much longer when you had to change tyres, thus you didn;t see much overtaking at all o nthe track. :grumpy:


I rest my case.
 
Im with the buzzy one on this, tyre changes are waste of valuble racing time. It was a damn site more exciting without tyre changes, all i think it needs, is the slick tyres to return (2007) and take tyre changes back out again, that would be fantastic, and with V8 engines, take away traction control.
 
hmmmm yeah would be ultimate in drver ability thn... unless u go to manual gearboxs too?
 
you guys are totaly nuts. i cant belive your serously saying this. you might as well say the earth is flat! its this assbackward type of thinking that hurts the sport.
 

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