2013 British GP - Silverstone

[Ozan]

I think Meds&Hards for silverstone is very good, especially for Merc and Rbr, but I can't tell the same thing for Ferrari and Lotus. As far as I remember, Hard tyre was modified to work cooler and temperature window was widened. So I think most teams will go OPP or OOPP.

[Kiril Varbanov]

Dereck Warwick asks people to stay off Saturday to help make the Sunday event better in terms of parking.
He was talking to James Allen.

[dave34m]

Dereck Warwick asks people to stay off Saturday to help make the Sunday event better in terms of parking.
He was talking to James Allen.

Oh not again, what a shame that this is happening again, I think if I was tossing up to go not i would just not bother. Another sad day for the Bristish GP

[raymondu999]

That's not what I meant, I meant that in the Silverstone race of 2012 most teams opted to run most of their stints on the option tire only using the prime for the last stint.

Except the fact that everyone who finished went OPP? Out of the race finishers only de la Rosa didn't - and he did a one-stop. An early indication that a downforce deficit potentially is better for tyres in the Pirelli era

You're thinking of 2011, not 2012. Back then nobody wanted to go on the option tyres - and minimized time on the primes by just eking out the options as possible.

[f1316]

That's not what I meant, I meant that in the Silverstone race of 2012 most teams opted to run most of their stints on the option tire only using the prime for the last stint.

Except the fact that everyone who finished went OPP? Out of the race finishers only de la Rosa didn't - and he did a one-stop. An early indication that a downforce deficit potentially is better for tyres in the Pirelli era

You're thinking of 2011, not 2012. Back then nobody wanted to go on the option tyres - and minimized time on the primes by just eking out the options as possible.

Alonso went PPO, but you're right, it was the option that was the worse race tyre.

[godlameroso]

That's not what I meant, I meant that in the Silverstone race of 2012 most teams opted to run most of their stints on the option tire only using the prime for the last stint.

Except the fact that everyone who finished went OPP? Out of the race finishers only de la Rosa didn't - and he did a one-stop. An early indication that a downforce deficit potentially is better for tyres in the Pirelli era

You're thinking of 2011, not 2012. Back then nobody wanted to go on the option tyres - and minimized time on the primes by just eking out the options as possible.

My mistake, it was 2011 when Ferrari couldn't get the hard tire to work, that's when Alonso's Ferrari got lapped in Spain after hanging around with the leaders while on the option tire.

[Pierce89]

Dereck Warwick asks people to stay off Saturday to help make the Sunday event better in terms of parking.
He was talking to James Allen.

Oh not again, what a shame that this is happening again, I think if I was tossing up to go not i would just not bother. Another sad day for the Bristish GP

It's not happening again. The article was referring to last year.

[Just_a_fan]

Dereck Warwick asks people to stay off Saturday to help make the Sunday event better in terms of parking.
He was talking to James Allen.

Please edit your post - Warwick did not say that, he said that it was bad having to ask people to do that last year.

[spadeflush]

Got this from twitter.

@cmckinleyF1 : Silverstone garage order (From entry to exit) Marussia, Caterham, STR, RBR, Ferrari, McLaren, Lotus, Mercedes, Sauber, Force India, Williams

Lowest three teams of last year followed by championship order. Is this the norm this year? I remember it used to be defending champions getting the 1st garage many years ago.

[SectorOne]

Was it not a problem with the last pit box not allowing the car to hit the limiter before the pit line?
It being a disadvantage or something.

[Jonnycraig]

Got this from twitter.

@cmckinleyF1 : Silverstone garage order (From entry to exit) Marussia, Caterham, STR, RBR, Ferrari, McLaren, Lotus, Mercedes, Sauber, Force India, Williams

Lowest three teams of last year followed by championship order. Is this the norm this year? I remember it used to be defending champions getting the 1st garage many years ago.

The layout of the new pit complex meant that some fans in the stands cannot see the pitboxes at the end of the pits and possibly the first box so they situate the top teams in the middle where they can be seen by all.

As you may remember the pitlane exit is on an incline.

[Juzh]

Was it not a problem with the last pit box not allowing the car to hit the limiter before the pit line?
It being a disadvantage or something.

That is correct. I remember RBR complaining about it some time ago.

[mikeerfol]

Was it not a problem with the last pit box not allowing the car to hit the limiter before the pit line?
It being a disadvantage or something.

That is correct. I remember RBR complaining about it some time ago.

Really? I don't remember that at all, I only remember them complaining about the same thing in Suzuka, 2 years ago.

[Juzh]

Was it not a problem with the last pit box not allowing the car to hit the limiter before the pit line?
It being a disadvantage or something.

That is correct. I remember RBR complaining about it some time ago.

Really? I don't remember that at all, I only remember them complaining about the same thing in Suzuka, 2 years ago.

Not sure I follow you?

[mikeerfol]

I said I don't remember Red Bull complaining about not hitting the limiter after their pitstops in Silverstone, I only remember them complaining for it in Suzuka 2011.