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**Tarrccrys** · 05-15-2008, 03:02 AM

I am trying not to reply to you because it's pointless but just in case you are willing to comprehend a simple statement, I will answer your post.

In the old days, BS developed tyres primarily for Ferrari with the other BS teams having to adapt their cars the best they could to use them.

That was their choice and there was nothing wrong with that in the rules.

What we have now is a very fast driver that is being hampered because the stock tyres are not fit for purpose in that a structural issue, not a performance issue, is present.

I don't care if it's just one driver (although I believe NH may have experienced a similar issue but that's from memory and I have no link so it's not concrete) or all of them.

Dogs running on a track might not affect 95% of the drivers so is that OK?

BS are tasked with producing a tyre that doesn't fail under normal paremeters. So many laps with no non-normal factors (ie going off track, debris, lock-ups etc). Can anyone argue that a driver that is within these parameters should suffer structural failure because his driving style is faster than others?

How single minded and un-objective would someone have to be to argue they should.

Knocky , old man , both of you have good points , but I'm afraid Ioan's are better .
When one considers that they had some troubles at this track last year with a number of drivers , and consequently beefed up the construction , making it perfectly adequate for all the drivers but Lewis , one might think that BS has gone to a fair amount of trouble here to get it right .
Everyone was happy with the tires , including his team-mate in the same car .
Unless , of course , one suspects that they did that on purpose , knowing Lewis would be compromised .
That's hard to believe , as that would be some pretty fine edged engineering .
Perhaps more believable would be that Bridgestone was trying to dupe Lewis into believing that he would kill the skins early , forcing him to compromise a 2-stopper into 3 .
But , if that were true , why wouldn't they try to convince both drivers , not just Hamilton ?

Sometimes it just comes down to how hard you abuse the equipment , Knock .
Manage the tires better than your oponent , and you get the bonus of having a choice in strategy .
That is how it is , and how it always has been .

This is for Lewis to fix , not Bridgestone , as he will be beaten by his team-mate if he cannot solve this .

05-15-2008, 03:02 AM	#33
Tarrccrys Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 588 Senior Member	I am trying not to reply to you because it's pointless but just in case you are willing to comprehend a simple statement, I will answer your post. In the old days, BS developed tyres primarily for Ferrari with the other BS teams having to adapt their cars the best they could to use them. That was their choice and there was nothing wrong with that in the rules. What we have now is a very fast driver that is being hampered because the stock tyres are not fit for purpose in that a structural issue, not a performance issue, is present. I don't care if it's just one driver (although I believe NH may have experienced a similar issue but that's from memory and I have no link so it's not concrete) or all of them. Dogs running on a track might not affect 95% of the drivers so is that OK? BS are tasked with producing a tyre that doesn't fail under normal paremeters. So many laps with no non-normal factors (ie going off track, debris, lock-ups etc). Can anyone argue that a driver that is within these parameters should suffer structural failure because his driving style is faster than others? How single minded and un-objective would someone have to be to argue they should. Knocky , old man , both of you have good points , but I'm afraid Ioan's are better . When one considers that they had some troubles at this track last year with a number of drivers , and consequently beefed up the construction , making it perfectly adequate for all the drivers but Lewis , one might think that BS has gone to a fair amount of trouble here to get it right . Everyone was happy with the tires , including his team-mate in the same car . Unless , of course , one suspects that they did that on purpose , knowing Lewis would be compromised . That's hard to believe , as that would be some pretty fine edged engineering . Perhaps more believable would be that Bridgestone was trying to dupe Lewis into believing that he would kill the skins early , forcing him to compromise a 2-stopper into 3 . But , if that were true , why wouldn't they try to convince both drivers , not just Hamilton ? Sometimes it just comes down to how hard you abuse the equipment , Knock . Manage the tires better than your oponent , and you get the bonus of having a choice in strategy . That is how it is , and how it always has been . This is for Lewis to fix , not Bridgestone , as he will be beaten by his team-mate if he cannot solve this .
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