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[vlad]

[darwin dali]

"The faster tyre wear compared to previous years can lead to strips of rubber being deposited on the track, which vary in size but are generally the shape and consistency of toffees, weighing between 10 and 20 grams on average," explained a Pirelli press release. "These strips are pliable when warm but become more rigid when they cool down, just like toffee. These rubber 'marbles' have always existed in Formula One, but the characteristics of Pirelli's new compounds mean that the pieces are on average larger and softer than the hard and round 'marbles' that have been seen at grands prix in the past.
"A Formula One tyre, which weighs approximately eight and a half kilograms when new, will lose around a kilogram and a half as it wears over the course of a stint. With an increased number of pit stops, more rubber will be laid down on the track."

That's 18%

[bud]

I'm not a fan, having multiple 20 gram pieces of rubber flying at your face at speed is dangerous!

[Hammer278]

Its good to know these guys get slapped around a bit during their job just like us!

[bud]

Its good to know these guys get slapped around a bit during their job just like us!

pulling 3g isnt enough slapping around for you?

[Hammer278]

That's a bloody thrill. They get a freakin 'bonus' at every corner, its only fair to get some hurt as well!

[bud]

That's a bloody thrill. They get a freakin 'bonus' at every corner, its only fair to get some hurt as well!

50 odd laps of those forces is far from a thrill. Maybe you like it rough hey hammer

[Hammer278]

That's a bloody thrill. They get a freakin 'bonus' at every corner, its only fair to get some hurt as well!

50 odd laps of those forces is far from a thrill. Maybe you like it rough hey hammer

Give me those laps, I'll do it till I pass out. MIght just be 10 laps when I pass out, but hell I'd enjoy every second of it.

[What's Burning?]

very interesting... we've got Hard and Soft until we get to Monaco then this!

Monaco Grand Prix:
Prime: Soft
Option: Super Soft

[darwin dali]

very interesting... we've got Hard and Soft until we get to Monaco then this!

Monaco Grand Prix:
Prime: Soft
Option: Super Soft

Maybe the teams should install revolving doors at the pits...

[Jensonb]

very interesting... we've got Hard and Soft until we get to Monaco then this!

Monaco Grand Prix:
Prime: Soft
Option: Super Soft

Blimey. I know we need extra grip in Monaco, but surely the damn things are going to be destroyed? I mean, that's asking a lot of laps of the Extra Soft - heck it's asking a lot of the Soft.

[CarBore]

Are we going to have 4-5 stops in Monaco? That's just going to be chaos. Inc Sauber wins by 1 stopping and having track position.

[scotty]

Tyre wear at Monaco is mega low (relatively speaking) - there's a lot of turns, but they're all pretty slow...

[acosmichippo]

Shouldn't the Tarmac there be pretty smooth since it's a road course?

[The Oz]

Tyre wear at Monaco is mega low (relatively speaking) - there's a lot of turns, but they're all pretty slow...

Yeah...it will be the same amount of stops as the other races. So I'd say about 3