[|Nuno|]

Originally Posted by ZfrkS62 Originally Posted by |Nuno| Originally Posted by ZfrkS62 Originally Posted by |Nuno| Brilliant... Now the supposed "super" tyres will only be used in Japan, because Bridgestone "found something" in Jerez... That means that Ferrari's using the France based spec tyres. :roll: Add that to car that has already stopped being developed for some time now, and we have another humilliation ahead. I hope it rains on Sunday... well Schumi dropped to 5th with McLaren jumping to the front. If it rains, i think we will see championship tighten up severly. Bridgestone may have failed in their quest for a good dry tire, but they are still superior with their wets. Heh, not really if you look at Spa. Michelin did a lot of Wet tyre testing in the winter and tightened the gap; I'd say they're comparable right now, maybe with a small adavantadge to Michelin. The little fuckers completely copied the Bridgestone's intermediates tread design... True, but i still don't think Michelin has the formula down for the inters. tread design does not entirely dictate a tire's performance.

Yeah, I wasn't relying on the tread design alone. But look at this:

When it rained at Indy in 2003, by the time all the drivers had the inters on, Schummi was being about 3 seconds a lap faster than Raikokonen and a Sauber finished in third, ahead of a Renault. Hell, even the Jordans were being fast!


And now look at Spa, this year...

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Saturday Practise 1


1 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:12.738

2 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:12.789

3 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.050

4 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.088

5 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:13.186

6 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:13.529

7 8 Antonio Pizzonia Williams-BMW 1:13.795

8 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:13.869

9 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:13.908

10 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:13.952

11 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:14.042

12 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 1:14.051

13 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 1:14.112

14 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:14.255

15 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1:14.401

16 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 1:14.479

17 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 1:14.851

18 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 1:15.252

19 20 Robert Doornbos Minardi-Cosworth 1:15.772

20 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 1:15.815