Completely understandable. I mean, if the maker has no idea, what chance has the consumer?Jonnycraig wrote:Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren, Mercedes & Toro Rosso just don't understand the tyres..
"Obviously today wasn't foreseen," said Hembery.
"We've seen something new, a different type of problem.
They were probably talking about the revised circuit layout, which changed a couple years ago to the awful rendition that it is now.thisisatest wrote:Kerbs could be new. Before the start of the race, the NBC guys here said that Silverstone had a revised layout for this year. I don't know what changed specifically... They also mentioned that the asphalt was fresh, "green".
Even when the courses are not repaved, you often hear about a track making certain Kerbs taller. Then drivers complain, and often they get knocked down a little bit before quali or the start.
Didn't the FIA walk the track prior to the race weekend? Didn't the drivers walk the track and see this?WhiteBlue wrote:The video shows one particular kerb that is called unsafe. I do not question that statement. The Kerb is not following best practise. ....
That video suggests that the kerb cuts the wall on the inside of the left hand tyre - closest to the floor of the car. Weren't the tyres exploding from the outside? All the tyres had the inner most part of the tyre still in place. When you pop a balloon, the point where you pop it disappears, leaving the remainder relatively intact. So the kerb affecting the inside wall of the left hand tyre - is not true - is it?n_anirudh wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98GB1I2TyrE
That points in the same direction as my post. The particular kerb may not be best practise but it wasn't seen as critical by those who walked the track for inspection. Only close scrutiny after the tyre blow outs revealed that it could have a contribution to the problem. As I have said before. It is most likely not the critical point.flyboy2160 wrote:Didn't the FIA walk the track prior to the race weekend? Didn't the drivers walk the track and see this?WhiteBlue wrote:The video shows one particular kerb that is called unsafe. I do not question that statement. The Kerb is not following best practise. ....
No, Vettels tyres had the cuts on the inside of the left rear tyre.Cam wrote:That video suggests that the kerb cuts the wall on the inside of the left hand tyre - closest to the floor of the car. Weren't the tyres exploding from the outside? All the tyres had the inner most part of the tyre still in place. When you pop a balloon, the point where you pop it disappears, leaving the remainder relatively intact. So the kerb affecting the inside wall of the left hand tyre - is not true - is it?n_anirudh wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98GB1I2TyrE
What about the others - I heard outside on some. Trying to find source...WhiteBlue wrote:No, Vettels tyres had the cuts on the inside of the left rear tyre.Cam wrote:That video suggests that the kerb cuts the wall on the inside of the left hand tyre - closest to the floor of the car. Weren't the tyres exploding from the outside? All the tyres had the inner most part of the tyre still in place. When you pop a balloon, the point where you pop it disappears, leaving the remainder relatively intact. So the kerb affecting the inside wall of the left hand tyre - is not true - is it?n_anirudh wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98GB1I2TyrE
The curbs are not new. Sky F1 stated in their broadcast that they had a copy of Charly Whiting's track inspection which explicitly states there are no new curbs.thisisatest wrote:Kerbs could be new. Before the start of the race, the NBC guys here said that Silverstone had a revised layout for this year. I don't know what changed specifically... They also mentioned that the asphalt was fresh, "green".
Even when the courses are not repaved, you often hear about a track making certain Kerbs taller. Then drivers complain, and often they get knocked down a little bit before quali or the start.
