2007 spec. tires

[persovik]

Do we know anything about the tires for next year?
Carcass, same for all four compounds?
Compounds, wich ones have been used in the tests so far?

[ketanpaul]

Even I dont know much except the fact that they will be much slower and inferior to the ones Ferrari used this season because Bridgestone doesn't have the capacity to produce the required amount

[Ted68]

Here's an idea, why not let each team form an alliance with a tire (tyre?) manufacturer and develop their own individual tires as part of the suspension package? Just like the Ferrari-Bridgestone pairing. It worked well for them for a long time and killed them in '05. It could add another element to the competition and bring smaller manufactureres (at least in the world of motorsports) like Hankook, Kumho or Hoosier into play since they would only be supplying one or two teams.

[BreezyRacer]

The cost is NOT in making the tires, it's in the continual development and testing that it requires to build a competitve. I kind of like the control tire concept but I would also like to see the tire rules of 2005 also in force, wherein tires had to last an entire race, including qualifying.

I think that limitation really has the better drivers and chassis rising to the top. Often the fastest qualy setup is also a tire eating setup so a balance would have to be struck. I think we had some of the best racing in 05 when you could see some of the teams use more tire friendly setup to still have something left at the end of the race moving into the points. Red bull particularly comes to mind in that regard.

[Reca]

Do we know anything about the tires for next year?
Carcass, same for all four compounds?
Compounds, wich ones have been used in the tests so far?

AFAIK (which means what Italian press reported) the construction is going to be the same for all the 4 tyre’s specifications available in 2007, and is quite different, also in term of materials, from the one used in 2006. Before each race Bridgestone and teams are going to select the 2 specifications to be used at the event amongst the 4 existing. (how to make them all agree on that quite important choice every two weeks is something I don’t even want to think about )
The difference between the 4 specifications should be only the compound.
The compound used in Barcelona test was apparently the hardest, the one used in Jerez last week was a bit softer, at the moment I don’t know what they used this week, if something already tested or a different one.

[persovik]

AFAIK (which means what Italian press reported) the construction is going to be the same for all the 4 tyre’s specifications available in 2007, and is quite different, also in term of materials, from the one used in 2006. Before each race Bridgestone and teams are going to select the 2 specifications to be used at the event amongst the 4 existing. (how to make them all agree on that quite important choice every two weeks is something I don’t even want to think about )

Just a straight vote maybe?

The difference between the 4 specifications should be only the compound.
The compound used in Barcelona test was apparently the hardest, the one used in Jerez last week was a bit softer, at the moment I don’t know what they used this week, if something already tested or a different one.

Could be a quite interesting season then, since the construction is likely to display differet caracteristics depending on wether it is a high-load or a low-load circuit, and therefore will fit the cars to a varying degree.

[Spyker MF1]

I know F1 is now meant to have relavelence to road cars but Bridgestone and Michelin both learnt all they could about road car tyres in F1 in their first year so why not allow full slicks with any compound and any company they want with as many sets of tyres they want. It wouldallow faster racing with more overtaking. Which if Bernie or assciate is reading this =more viewers = more cash

[Rob W]

I am still concerned that the history between Ferrari and Bridgestone will reap them a large advantage in the early part of the season. From news stories about testing a common theme is the set-up learning curve for new Bridgestone teams which must cut into their actual testing time... something which existing Bridgestone teams don't have to spend as much time on.

Rob W

[chepoi]

I am still concerned that the history between Ferrari and Bridgestone will reap them a large advantage in the early part of the season. From news stories about testing a common theme is the set-up learning curve for new Bridgestone teams which must cut into their actual testing time... something which existing Bridgestone teams don't have to spend as much time on.

Rob W

what about the "new learning" team that has been faster than Ferrari which is have a good history with bridgestone? Is that mean.... the faster car is still learning with a better time, more lap than Ferrari in the last 6 days of testing? If that so.... meaning that when the "learning time" is over then... the "new" team will be faster than ferrari as what we seen in the last 6 days of winter test!!!!!!

[mx_tifoso]

I am still concerned that the history between Ferrari and Bridgestone will reap them a large advantage in the early part of the season. From news stories about testing a common theme is the set-up learning curve for new Bridgestone teams which must cut into their actual testing time... something which existing Bridgestone teams don't have to spend as much time on.

Rob W

what about the "new learning" team that has been faster than Ferrari which is have a good history with bridgestone? Is that mean.... the faster car is still learning with a better time, more lap than Ferrari in the last 6 days of testing? If that so.... meaning that when the "learning time" is over then... the "new" team will be faster than ferrari as what we seen in the last 6 days of winter test!!!!!!

Not really