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Yes, I know the 1st stop was for tyres, but I am asking why didnt Mclaren fuel him up during that unschedule pitstop so that he can do a 2 stops (including the unscheduled stop during lap2) instead of 3 stops.WhiteBlue wrote:the stop was for tyres due to damage from contact with kimi's front wing in turn 1. he was on a regular two stopper. only Hamilton was on a 3-stopper. Bridgestone had advised that due to his unique driving style causing problems with delamination in turn 8.
Bridgestone told McLaren not to run more than 21 laps on any set of tyres, meaning Kova would only have got 42 laps and had to run a much heavier first stint!! hewould still need tyres for the last 16 laps!:) kova was not on a 2 stopper!!! McLaren were bluffing.....kova was only going as far as his tyres would let him in each stint and no more than B/S recommended!! McIdiots were bluffing because they know the 23 is bad on tyre wear!!CHT wrote:Yes, I know the 1st stop was for tyres, but I am asking why didnt Mclaren fuel him up during that unschedule pitstop so that he can do a 2 stops (including the unscheduled stop during lap2) instead of 3 stops.WhiteBlue wrote:the stop was for tyres due to damage from contact with kimi's front wing in turn 1. he was on a regular two stopper. only Hamilton was on a 3-stopper. Bridgestone had advised that due to his unique driving style causing problems with delamination in turn 8.
Heikki was carrying about 26 laps of fuel when he started the race, and the set of tyre which he put on during his first pitstop lasted for about 24 laps. I suspect Mclaren is really having some issues with the option tyres, and not sure if this is due to FIA CO2 restriction they get from last year's spy scandal.Racehound wrote:Bridgestone told McLaren not to run more than 21 laps on any set of tyres, meaning Kova would only have got 42 laps and had to run a much heavier first stint!! hewould still need tyres for the last 16 laps!:) kova was not on a 2 stopper!!! McLaren were bluffing.....kova was only going as far as his tyres would let him in each stint and no more than B/S recommended!! McIdiots were bluffing because they know the 23 is bad on tyre wear!!CHT wrote:Yes, I know the 1st stop was for tyres, but I am asking why didnt Mclaren fuel him up during that unschedule pitstop so that he can do a 2 stops (including the unscheduled stop during lap2) instead of 3 stops.WhiteBlue wrote:the stop was for tyres due to damage from contact with kimi's front wing in turn 1. he was on a regular two stopper. only Hamilton was on a 3-stopper. Bridgestone had advised that due to his unique driving style causing problems with delamination in turn 8.