Who will cook their tyres!

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:57 am

It will be fascinating to watch how teammates will compare on this one!

I think Kimi, Barrichello, Button, Villeneuve and Coulthard will be gentler on tyres than their team-mates.

Not sure about Alonso/Fisichella or Webber/Heidfeld though!

Trulli and Ralf ? Well they don't need to worry, the car cooks them anyway

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 3:39 pm

noted tyre cookers :
J.V
Schuey
Alonso
Sato
Ralf

sgd · Post by **sgd** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:31 pm

julian mayo wrote:noted tyre cookers :
J.V
Schuey
Alonso
Sato
Ralf

Nice not to se McLaren's in your list!

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 5:06 pm

Yes, Montoya just flat spots his

Graham Ross · Post by **Graham Ross** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:26 pm

And let me guess, Webber is the best out there when it comes to nursing tyres

Any credible evidence of these claims or is it just more Graham stirring!

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:31 pm

No

I just have memories deep in this aged brain, of montoya flat spotting on several occasions and having to pit, from shall we say enthusiastic driving. Front wing damage comes to mind too

Graham Ross · Post by **Graham Ross** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:41 pm

But who hasn't flat spotted their tyres ?

I am telling you Montoya is calmer and you'll see in a few more days!

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:15 pm

He's had a personality swap? If that red car is between him and a win, they will both be in the dirt

sgd · Post by **sgd** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:40 am

my tyre cookers rankling:
1.MSchumierda
1.Alonso
1.Sato
2.Ralf
2.Montoya
3.JV ?
seems it will be interesting with this new rule about tyres...

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:59 am

I would put Ralf at the top of the list. It's easy to cook tyres when you spend the whole race trying to block

sgd · Post by **sgd** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:45 am

So our tyre cookers rankling:
1.MSchumierda
1.Alonso
1.Ralf
2.Sato
2.Montoya
3.JV ?

agree?

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:09 am

yup, if you include "spinners" as tyre cookers

sgd · Post by **sgd** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:21 am

I think spiners ranking would be a little bit different:
1.Sato
2.MSchumierda
2.Alonso
3.Montoya
4.?
5.?

What do u think?

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:41 am

Alonso tyre cooker ? Where did you guys get this idea from ?

Anyway it is nearly impossible to ranks drivers like that. The car has a big factor (just ask Gascoyne

)

I was really comparing teammates against each other

And what about the rookies ?

sgd · Post by **sgd** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:46 am

JayVee wrote:Alonso tyre cooker ? Where did you guys get this idea from ?

(GMM) Fernando Alonso has admitted he'll have to adopt a smoother driving style to deal with the long-life tyre rule.

The Spaniard, at the wheel, is notably more aggressive than new Renault teammate Giancarlo Fisichella, and subsequently 'much harder' on a set of rubber that'll have to last him a whole grand prix in 2005.

He admitted to eurosport.com: ''I will have to change my ... style.''