Comments on: After The Dust Has Settled Down Under http://www.vivaf1.com/blog/?p=12865 Viva F1: It's a Formula One Revolution Wed, 15 May 2013 16:15:32 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: newdutchsta http://www.vivaf1.com/blog/?p=12865&cpage=1#comment-13945 newdutchsta Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:34:01 +0000 http://www.vivaf1.com/blog/?p=12865#comment-13945 <blockquote cite="comment-13943"> <strong><a href="#comment-13937" rel="nofollow">newdutchsta</a></strong>, newdutchsta? how very gangsta! </blockquote> Na...jus a tpo erra!!!

newdutchsta,

newdutchsta? how very gangsta!

Na…jus a tpo erra!!!

]]> By: Mav http://www.vivaf1.com/blog/?p=12865&cpage=1#comment-13943 Mav Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:28:38 +0000 http://www.vivaf1.com/blog/?p=12865#comment-13943 <strong><a href="#comment-13937" rel="nofollow">newdutchsta</a></strong>, newdutchsta? how very gangsta! newdutchsta,

newdutchsta? how very gangsta!

]]> By: Viva F1 » Australian GP: Tyre and Pit Stop Strategy http://www.vivaf1.com/blog/?p=12865&cpage=1#comment-13941 Viva F1 » Australian GP: Tyre and Pit Stop Strategy Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:56:17 +0000 http://www.vivaf1.com/blog/?p=12865#comment-13941 [...] image to enlarge Related Links: “After The Dust Has Settled Down Under” – Race Reaction Tagged: Australia, Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1, Tyre and Pit Stop Strategy [...] [...] image to enlarge Related Links: “After The Dust Has Settled Down Under” – Race Reaction Tagged: Australia, Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1, Tyre and Pit Stop Strategy [...]

]]> By: Mav http://www.vivaf1.com/blog/?p=12865&cpage=1#comment-13940 Mav Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:09:03 +0000 http://www.vivaf1.com/blog/?p=12865#comment-13940 <strong><a href="#comment-13937" rel="nofollow">newdutchsta</a></strong>, I think that is partly their strategy but they also seemed surprised by the tyre wear - possibly guilty of being overconfident newdutchsta,

I think that is partly their strategy but they also seemed surprised by the tyre wear – possibly guilty of being overconfident

]]> By: newdutchsta http://www.vivaf1.com/blog/?p=12865&cpage=1#comment-13937 newdutchsta Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:22:21 +0000 http://www.vivaf1.com/blog/?p=12865#comment-13937 <blockquote>The proviso to that assessment was that Vettel was largely content to focus on short, one- or two-lap runs for the most part, making Red Bull’s pace hard to predict</blockquote> I wonder if this is an indication that the RBR strategy is to qualify at the front, build up a lead that enables them to weather attacks later when their long-run race pace degrades... as Mav points out, it seems RBR can get tyres up to temperature quickly, enabling the quick 'one-off' laps, as required by quali, but at the expense of long term tyre degredation. With Ferrari and Mercedes looking potentially strong, (not to mention Force India), that strategy could prove to be flawed.

The proviso to that assessment was that Vettel was largely content to focus on short, one- or two-lap runs for the most part, making Red Bull’s pace hard to predict

I wonder if this is an indication that the RBR strategy is to qualify at the front, build up a lead that enables them to weather attacks later when their long-run race pace degrades…

as Mav points out, it seems RBR can get tyres up to temperature quickly, enabling the quick ‘one-off’ laps, as required by quali, but at the expense of long term tyre degredation.

With Ferrari and Mercedes looking potentially strong, (not to mention Force India), that strategy could prove to be flawed.

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