2013 Australian GP - Albert Park

[CHT]

Nice view of tyres after Qualifying
http://i.imgur.com/8ue4myu.jpg

look, thats illegal..

[Glyn]

Nice view of tyres after Qualifying
http://i.imgur.com/8ue4myu.jpg

look, thats illegal..

How can anyone say anything positive about the Pirelli tyres?

[Shrieker]

Hamilton's right rear looks a lot more worn than both the bulls.

[andrewf1]

hey guys, what would have spoken against using the mediums in Q3 ? getting them up to temperature?
considering the track was still damp, i doubt the full advantage of the supersofts (of ~1sec over the mediums) came into play.

looking at that photo, people will probably start pitting by lap 2-3 or 4, whilst already being slow because of the high degradation. wouldn't the medium tires have been an option to get a longer, more consistent 1st stint - with a late, fast and light supersoft stint?

edit: or - answering my own question - given that tire life is actually still unknown, it makes sense to qualify faster, ditch the supersofts quickly and then go on with the mediums for as long as needed.

[enz0]

The bad news is the car seems like a second off the pace,although it isn't too conclusive and i think the car is less than a second off the pace and that it's fast enough to be a threat in the race

[raymondu999]

considering the track was still damp, i doubt the full advantage of the supersofts (of ~1sec over the mediums) came into play.

It's the opposite. Because the track was damp - you wouldn't get temperature into the mediums.

Starting on the prime is overrated. What people need to realise is that even if Driver A runs the longer first stint, his rival Driver B will be on a set of that tyre that is "x laps" younger than DRiver A's. Whatever advantage is gained by the longer first stint, is nullified by the undercut.

[rssh]

Nice view of tyres after Qualifying. Will be interesting to see the influence on the length of the 1st stint in the race.
http://i.imgur.com/8ue4myu.jpg

The rear on the Force India and Merc look too ugly . Ferrari and RB look to have the same amount of graining though . I would be surprised if one in the top ten does more than 12 -13 laps on those supersofts . If they can manage 10+ laps then it can be a 2 stop race in dry conditions .

[Shrieker]

Can't sleep, I'm a total F1 junkie lol.

By the way, I'm surprised that some people are surprised Red Bull is dominating. I wrote this ~4 months ago.

[CHT]

Best outcome for many teams will be a safety car in the first lap, pit and get the super soft out of the way. this should cancel out whatever advantage lotus and RBR have with their tires.

[Chasis_1992]

Alonso made his lap in Q3 without DRS. Technical problem? Did Alonso forget push the bottom? I don't know

[donskar]

So again, after all the excitement, hopes, and anticipation, we start the season a full second slower than Red Bull. SIGH.

[Traction]

Vettel also won a race in monza some times ago, i wonder if some people believe that newey designed every car with a red bull on its engine cover. He also beats Webber for ages now. So, give him a little respect. Where there is a dominator, there are haters.

In this place? Forget it...far and few between.

[Mr Alcatraz]

Alonso made his lap in Q3 without DRS. Technical problem? Did Alonso forget push the bottom? I don't know

Source please?

[SamH123]

It was on Sky tv (UK)
It was the start/finish straight that he didn't have it open

[Mr Alcatraz]

Thanks