Cam wrote:I think having a valid discussion on the 2013 tyres and why they were introduced - is a good thing. I brought up a point that Hembrey has admitted publicly. A little less eye rolling and a little more fact checking....... and we can discuss it.
That article is dated
November 19, 2012. It also states:
Pirelli is supplying two sets of prototype tyres for Friday practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix in order to give the teams an opportunity to gather some data around which to develop their 2013 cars.
Again, the teams had equal opportunity prior to the offseason to collect data and use it accordingly in the design their cars.
If the argument is that it was unfair for Pirelli to produce a tire that doesn't specifically cater to a team's strengths, then I just don't know what to tell you on that one. Nor do I really know what to say about the idea that these tires were introduced to shake up the competition. For one thing, that's been Pirelli's stated goal from Day One, and for another, F1 has a rich history of rule changes seemingly formulated for that very reason: 2011 Silverstone EBD ban, 2006 ban of tuned mass dampers, 2005 ban on tire changes, 2004 introduction of Friday drivers... The list goes on.
But, nothing will ever change the fact that these terrible tires are the same for all teams; they've been the same for all teams; and all teams have had the same opportunities to use them.
