sosic2121 wrote: ↑23 Jul 2020, 13:04
Jolle wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 17:39
zokipirlo wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 11:03
They stopped having problems with tires when Pirelli changed them.
Pirelli changed the tires twice in the last decade, you mean the time that RedBull won the remainder of the races or that time after Ferrari had a double DNF at the British GP due to tires exploding?
So you believe mercedes wasn't the main benefitor of the tyre change?
Of the 2013 one? Have you looked at the last half of the season? To quote Newey ""I think we saw at the start of the season it was very tight. Ferrari started off very strong and Mercedes came on very strongly, and certainly going into August we were feeling that this was going to be really tough.
"And then I think we made some small improvements to the car, Pirelli also had to go back to the 2012 tyres which seemed to suit the car better and it suddenly fell into our hands."
Of the 2018 shift? They were used at the Spanish, French and British GPs. Mercedes finished (1/2, 1/7 and 2/4).That doesn't look like they'd gained any particular advantage against their normal 2018 performance. Nor that they'd been 'saved'.
Why don't you layout your specific comparative evidence, no vague generalities please?