2012 German Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops

16 comments on “2012 German Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops”

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   @HoHum (@hohum)
   22nd July 2012, 23:11

   As I have observed before this is the worst combination of tyres and the mediums are the worst tyre in the range. The softs only perform well for less than a quarter of a race unless they are in clean air and being driven conservatively and the mediums take a couple of laps to start working, are slower than the softs and the hards and become even slower after only one third race distance. The result is that any 2 stop strategy with these tyres requires a lot of careful sub-optimal speed running while a 3 stop strategy means the tyres degrade even faster due to the need to re-pass cars and run in heavy traffic.
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   Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
   22nd July 2012, 23:37

   Hats off to those responsible for the pits stops at McLaren. The improvement has been enormous in such a short period of time.

   Not only they got the fastest ever time, they were also very reliable. Didn’t they do the same last race too? Again, hats off!
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      sato113 (@sato113)
      23rd July 2012, 11:20

      yes its great but it does not make up for all the mistakes earlier in the season.
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         Dougy_D (@dougy_d)
         23rd July 2012, 20:01

         Unless McLaren started racing deloreans, theres nothing you can do about the past. Credit due where it is deserved, and this stop was incredible!
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            @HoHum (@hohum)
            23rd July 2012, 22:43

            I got it!
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         Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
         24th July 2012, 0:23

         @sato113 fixing a constant problem like this is a way to make up for the mistakes earlier this season. If all their pitstops are this quick later in the year, it could prove decisive in on-track position.
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      AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
      23rd July 2012, 20:50

      @Fer-no65 Plus, their pace seemed to improve remarkably on track as well. I’ve always thought McLaren were a force to be reckoned with when it came to development through a season and this weekend was a perfect display of that.
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   schooner (@schooner)
   22nd July 2012, 23:42

   That 2.31 second pit stop was crazy fast! It hardly looked like Button’s car had come to a complete stop before he was off again. I halfway expected to see wheels to come flying off before he exited the pit lane!
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   infy (@infy)
   22nd July 2012, 23:55

   Its a pity all the (so called) Mclaren supporters ripped their own team a new one after the failed pit stops in the first few races. Obviously they were onto something and like most new things, had to sort out reliability.
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      @HoHum (@hohum)
      23rd July 2012, 22:45

      @infy, no, they needed a bollicking , and they reacted when they got it.
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   Chris_H
   23rd July 2012, 0:01

   I was genuinely gob smacked when I saw Button’s pit. Such an impressive pit stop, massive congratulations have to go out to all the pit crew, they are heavily under acknowledged for the role they play in a race, and deserve a little time in the limelight.
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   Eggry (@eggry)
   23rd July 2012, 1:45

   This time Ferrari did it right. At least they seems to learn from what they’ve done.

   And what a pit stop from Mclaren!
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   Bradley Downton (@bradley13)
   23rd July 2012, 9:32

   Before the second stops, Perez was ahead of both Kobayashi and Hulkenberg, yet, after the stops, he came out behind both of them, can I ask if anyone knows how this happened? :/
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   F1Rollout (@f1rollout)
   23rd July 2012, 11:26

   “He used their early grip to pass Nico Hulkenberg and Michael Schumacher, but shortly after clearing the Mercedes his lap times dropped off and he dropped back quickly from Button ahead of him, losing up to a second per lap.”

   Raikkonen passed Webber in the pits. Did he pass Maldanado in the first stint? I only recall him passing DI resta in the first stint. I am confused.

   Raikkonen took advantage from the battle between Hullk and Schumi to get closer. Had he switched to Mediums instead of softs. He had a chance to take the podium on track. Remember he was 5 seconds behind Button at one point. Soft wasnt significantly a faster tyre on heavy fuel load. He was doing same lap times as Button. Again Lotus didnt put it all together.
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      q85
      23rd July 2012, 21:58

      you fear with ferrari, red bull and mclaren getting their act together lotus will miss their chance for that win
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   Sundar SV (@ssvracing)
   23rd July 2012, 11:34

   I think it would be a good idea to rearrange the order of drivers in the tyre strategy table, to the race finishing order rather than qualifying. It might show certain strategies that failed and some that were brilliant.

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