deviant said:The Pirelli's had to do with loss of tear strength. F1 and Pirelli were fiddling with compounds in order to force teams to have to consider different strategies. The opted for softer rubber. Generally speaking, in order to soften a tire you go with less carbon black in the formula which in turn reduces the tear strength for the tire. Since they were running steel belts in those tires, rubber wasn't making a good bond. Pirelli blamed teams for running left side tires on the right side (essentially in reverse), but they were just grasping at air. They went too far in manipulating the formulas to find a softer tire and F1 rules don't work in favor of a tire manufacturer's ability to test. My understanding is Red Bull pulled out of testing altogether because of the rules. I personally don't buy Pirelli's argument that mounting the tires in reverse had any effect.
VonYinzer said:Just curious...
Has anyone contacted any actual tire manufacturers? I bet that most would reply and give a good base for further discussion.
I don't get it. Does it mean that if there were no brown Smarties in the bowl that the promoter actually read and complied with the contract? As far as I know I have never even seen a brown Smartie, they only come in fruit flavors.eklimek said:I remain unsure of the actual relevance of mounting unidirectional tires. It does seem consumers review mounting of directional tires as a check on the tire installers attention to quality. They typically have little visual indication if the tire is properly balanced or otherwise mounted.
This reminds me of a story. Van Halen in their first record contract in 1977 set a certain tone which celebrity contracts followed ever since. The stipulation in their performance contract was that the promoter remove all brown Smarties from the bowl in their dressing-room. This ensured the contract was read properly and suggested the myriad details relevant to the safety of the stage were also attended.
o1marc said:I don't get it. Does it mean that if there were no brown Smarties in the bowl that the promoter actually read and complied with the contract? As far as I know I have never even seen a brown Smartie, they only come in fruit flavors.
haha, cause the truth is spoken from the back of a pair of ass-less chaps.hillsy said:lol...... David Lee Roth said it so it must be true........