Teams face first test for F1’s new tyre and radio rules

25 comments on “Teams face first test for F1’s new tyre and radio rules”

1. 

   WilliamB (@william-brierty)
   19th March 2016, 19:41

   “Can Nico Rosberg take the fight to Lewis Hamilton? Will Ferrari be able to take the fight to Mercedes?”

   No…
   1. 

      Johannes (@johanness)
      19th March 2016, 22:55

      Exactly. That, the crap commentary (where’s DC?) & painful new rules means we’re in for another frustrating snooze-fest of a year.
2. 

   glynh (@glynh)
   19th March 2016, 20:25

   Hopefully rosberg keeps the pressure on Hamilton and that keeps the ferrari’s in contention. It will also be interesting to see if verstappen can hold fifth, there should be some good battles there.

   I’m predicting 16 finishers.
   1. 

      JohnNik (@johnnik)
      19th March 2016, 21:13

      Top 5 on the grid is my predictions championship prediction, so I hope he does hold on to it!
   2. 

      ruliemaulana (@ruliemaulana)
      19th March 2016, 21:29

      Massa & Perez speed trap number are a clear danger for Verstappen & Sainz. But I hope both of them made a great start.
3. 

   hahostolze (@hahostolze)
   19th March 2016, 20:30

   The midfield battle, basically everyone from Kimi back to Hulk, will be epic, I think.
   1. 

      Lauri (@f1lauri)
      19th March 2016, 22:44

      As long as Max keeps his cool with Kimi on the first laps.
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   Minardi (@gitanes)
   19th March 2016, 22:07

   So they must use 2 types of compounds in the race, at least one of them to be one of the 2 nominated tyres for the race. ?? What?

   How could a driver pick 2 compounds for the race and have neither of them be one of the 2 nominated tyres? Am I missing something? Or should I not be surprised that they didn’t really think this through?
   1. 

      TheApexPreditor
      19th March 2016, 22:34

      Pirreli nominate two of the three tire types brought to each race as the nominated tires (in this case they have med, soft, super soft, Pirelli nominated the medium and the soft) so the drivers MUST use one of those two types, AND another type in the race if dry. And actually, reading that back I see what you’re saying. If they have to use two types and they’ve nominated two types out of three, how can they NOT use one of the nominated types? That has to be a typo–do they only nominate one of the three?
   2. 

      Sonics (@sonicslv)
      20th March 2016, 1:31

      @gitanes Pirreli only nominated 2 set of tires and they could be the same compound. So for example if the available compound is super soft, soft, and medium, and Pirelli nominated medium-medium, the driver can’t race with only soft and supersofts
5. 

   Tyler (@tdog)
   19th March 2016, 22:18

   @keithcollantine with the new tyre rules, would it be possible to include, in the race preview, a table of how many sets of new and used of each compound, that each driver has for the race? Or are you aware of such information being published elsewhere?
6. 

   Jimmi Cynic
   19th March 2016, 22:30

   Keith published the driver tire choices over 10 days ago:
   https://www.racefans.net/2016/03/08/drivers-tyre-selections-first-race-announced/

   Still…would be good to see in the pre-race thread for those us in F1 with short memories. ;-)
   1. 

      Tyler (@tdog)
      19th March 2016, 23:13

      They have to give tyres back throughout the weekend, and some of the remaining sets will be new, some used from practice and qualy. So what the divers start the weekend with is not the same as what they have available for the race, and affects their strategy options. If that could be published here, or if anyone can point me to this info, I’d be grateful!
7. 

   Yes (@come-on-kubica)
   19th March 2016, 23:09

   I forgot about Exteban’s great time in the Haas. Another reason this qualfying failed. He prodcued a superb lap but got screwed over by dodgy rules.
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   sato113 (@sato113)
   19th March 2016, 23:31

   Only 8 drivers go through to Q3? that rule change passed me by!

   I think 6 should drop out in q1, 6 in q2, leaving a top 10 shootout for q3…
9. 

   Mike
   19th March 2016, 23:40

   Wow! 330km/h! On Albert park! That’s mind blowing.
   1. 

      Mike (@grippgoat)
      20th March 2016, 3:20

      And only a 10 kph gap between first and last! Isn’t it usually like a 20-30kph gap?
10. 

    Dave
    19th March 2016, 23:49

    Wasn’t the track lap record set by Schumacher back in 2004 with a 1:24:125? Lewis had a faster time today, but I’ve heard no one talking about it. I assume I must be missing something?
    1. 

       Minardi (@gitanes)
       20th March 2016, 0:47

       The outright lap record is held by Vettel at 1:23.529.

       Schumacher still holds the race record.
       1. 

          Dave
          20th March 2016, 4:03

          Ok, that still makes no sense to me. If Vettel has the fastest lap, why is that not the lap record? Because it was in qualifying? Then why does Barrichello have the fastest lap at Monza, which was set in qualifying?
11. 

    Beau Rouge
    20th March 2016, 0:42

    Force India first to start on good rubber. No wonder they did not want to improve in Q2.
12. 

    Thomson (@fish123)
    20th March 2016, 1:25

    I think Ferrari will try something different to Mercedes:
    Mercedes: Super-soft – Soft – Soft
    Ferrari: Super-soft – Medium – Super-soft
    So then Vettel will be on the faster tyre at the end and will be able to fight the Mercedes’ drivers.

    Force India (Perez) may try a one-stop
    Soft – Medium
    He might be able to finish 5th or who knows maybe even a podium??

    Race Predictions:
    1. Vettel
    2. Hamilton
    3. Perez
    4. Raikkonen
    5. Rosberg
    6. Verstappen
    7. Sainz
    8. Hulkenberg
13. 

    TomMK (@tommk)
    21st March 2016, 2:59

    Gutierrez’s Q1 time can’t be right? @keithcollantine
    1. 

       Ian Stephens (@ians)
       21st March 2016, 18:58

       I think it was 1:29.06.
       1. 

          Ian Stephens (@ians)
          21st March 2016, 18:58

          Sorry, 1:29.606.

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