F1 drivers boycotting German GP?

[DM Rouche]

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Do you think that the drivers should boycott the race if a repeat is seen of last weeks tyre failures at the British GP?

 

[Famine]

The first three listed causes were:

Teams running rear tyres on wrong sides
Teams underinflating tyres
High kerbs in the newer part of Silverstone

If there's a repeat and the teams are running the tyres the right way round and inflating them properly, the drivers have good reason to boycott the race. If there's a repeat and the teams are still underinflating them and putting them the wrong way round - despite the FIA edict that they must run them correctly and at minimum pressures - they have good reason to boycott their teams.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

No they shouldn't the issue now seems more to be with the teams than Pirelli, the FIA should have looked into this since Silverstone wasn't the first time it was said. The teams kept doing rear tire swapping and were told not to do so. The F1 news and FIA should have been more firm with the teams and since they weren't the rhetoric was to believe that Pirelli were to blame.

 

[Samus]

Do you think that the drivers should boycott the race if a repeat is seen of last weeks tyre failures at the British GP?


As always follow the AUP when posting and also respect other people's opinions rather than rubbishing them off.

As always? You only joined today....

Anyway what Famine said basically sums it up. If they run the tyres and camber as instructed and things still go wrong then they could do. If they don't and there is a failure they need to be talking to their teams.

Charlie Whiting has enforced limits on camber and tyres though so we should be good.

 

[DemurgicDemon]

Heading towards the end of second practice, a boycott now seems very unlikely; simply due to the fact that problems with the tyres have been non-existent. I've been listening on BBC Radio 5 Live, and everything has been fine and dandy; except for Bianchi's stomach!

 

[DM Rouche]

what Famine said basically sums it up. If they run the tyres and camber as instructed and things still go wrong then they could do. If they don't and there is a failure they need to be talking to their teams.

Charlie Whiting has enforced limits on camber and tyres though so we should be good.

I hope so as the German GP is always a good race to watch and it would be a shame if it was boycotted.

 

[Carbonox]

You know, it would be nice to add a question mark to the thread title. As of now people (such as myself) would initially assume that a boycott has been confirmed to take place.

 

[DM Rouche]

You know, it would be nice to add a question mark to the thread title. As of now people (such as myself) would initially assume that a boycott has been confirmed to take place.

Job done.👍

 

[Dennisch]

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Do you think that the drivers should boycott the race if a repeat is seen of last weeks tyre failures at the British GP?

As always follow the AUP when posting and also respect other people's opinions rather than rubbishing them off.

As always? You only joined today.....

Cover. It has been blown.

 

[DM Rouche]

Cover. It has been blown.

I wrote that because I have been in forums before where there is a lot of abuse and the people all say that the thread owner didn't say to follow the AUP. That ok?

 

[DemurgicDemon]

I wrote that because I have been in forums before where there is a lot of abuse and the people all say that the thread owner didn't say to follow the AUP. That ok?

You needn't worry about that here; the vast majority of members on this site are respectable, and the few who aren't get dealt with quickly by the moderators. Although they can seem to be a tad too strict from time to time, it's better to be careful than allow the forums to descend into chaos; so you don't see so much nonsense here!

 

[DM Rouche]

You needn't worry about that here; the vast majority of members on this site are respectable, and the few who aren't get dealt with quickly by the moderators. Although they can seem to be a tad too strict from time to time, it's better to be careful than allow the forums to descend into chaos; so you don't see so much nonsense here!

That's good to hear and it's better safe than sorry . I have heard how good the moderators are here! :-)

 

[Whodoyouthink]

"Boycott? Kimi came here to drive..."

From the Lotus team FB page. 👍

 

[TheEnd35000vr]

Oh Raikkonen. Your ballsiness never ceases to amaze me.

Nonetheless, I would assume most drivers would boycott if the tyres were not considered safe, purely for their own safety. The only other factor would be if Pirelli themselves told the drivers & teams not to race, much like the US Grand Prix back in 2005, where Michelin told all teams running Michelin tyres to withdraw, due to instability in the final banked turn. Although I doubt it would come to that, as I doubt Pirelli would conceal such things from the teams, especially if the safety of the drivers is at risk.

I would agree with Famine however, that if it is the team under-inflating the tyres, causing the failures, the drivers have every right to boycott the race.

 

[Samus]

Nurburgring 2005 is a perfect example of that attitude. He had a terrible flatspot causing huge vibrations but carried on for 20 laps as he was leading and tyre changes weren't allowed that year. Then this happened:

 

[Whodoyouthink]

I would agree with Famine however, that if it is the team under-inflating the tyres, causing the failures, the drivers have every right to boycott the race.

Wouldn't the drivers agree to whatever the team is doing? Why would a team under inflate tires, in order to gain performance, against a driver's will?

I'm not a long time F1 fan, only started following it last year, so I don't know to the full extent how political teams can get (I have a pretty good idea, as I've read about some of the big scandals in past years, but I know I haven't heard everything). If there is an example of tuning a car for increased performance that has a tradeoff a driver did not agree with, please share with me.