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4 Apr 2004, 08:17 (Ref:929228)
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4 Apr 2004, 08:36 (Ref:929235)
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Rain is only one ingredient.
According to Autosport, Montoya has said he is on the faster soft tyres - the only michelin runner to do so apparently - which means he should have been on pole if not for his last corner cock-up BUT means he should GO LIKE THE CLAPPERS in the race! I guess he will also be on less fuel than Ralf and the others from his comments. This means we could see Montoya overtaking in the early stages of the race - wahey! - and we all know what that means... Schumi bros and Barrichello and Montoya all going for the same piece of tarmac and dusty off line. All ingredients for a hummer of a race.  (I would have put this in the qualifying thread but somebody locked it  )
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4 Apr 2004, 08:51 (Ref:929252)
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Hmm, is this rain confirmed?
If so it could seriously hurt the Michelin runners and favour (sigh) Ferrari. We saw during practice that the Michelins perform better with rubber on the track, if the rain has washed this away it could spell disaster for Williams, Mclaren, BAR etc. |
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4 Apr 2004, 09:02 (Ref:929256)
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rain - good, hope it rains and rains and rain..... ferrari 1-2 in qualifying could mean another boring race
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4 Apr 2004, 09:08 (Ref:929269)
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Damn damn damn! Why is every race this year turning to Ferrari-Bridgestone's advantage!
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4 Apr 2004, 09:12 (Ref:929275)
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Rain doesn't neccessarily benefit Bridgestone Ferrari, as Malaysia had shown....Michelin dries is still significantly faster in damp/slippery/tricky conditions.
And because of that..i rather the rain doesn't come as Ferrari is comfortable in the heat and dry conditions. If it rains, i rather it be a huge rain than a drizzle. |
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4 Apr 2004, 09:32 (Ref:929303)
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Rain NOW could be good for Monty this afternoon as it'll mean that if it's sunny from now until the start of the race the track will be dry but the temp will be far lower than expected and play into Monty's gamble. Bring it on!
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4 Apr 2004, 09:49 (Ref:929315)
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on tv it looks cloudy at the moment
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4 Apr 2004, 09:52 (Ref:929318)
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Well Montoya going on faster soft tyres, and Bahrain's record for being a tyre-recker could turn into an interesting combination....
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4 Apr 2004, 09:54 (Ref:929322)
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How does Bahrain have a record for anything? It's the first race!
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4 Apr 2004, 09:59 (Ref:929329)
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Everyone is saying the tyre-wear rate is huge. But I did use the incorrect word in "record".
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4 Apr 2004, 10:41 (Ref:929348)
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isn't tyre wear rate individual to a team/chassis depending on how well a chassis 'looks after' its tyres?
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4 Apr 2004, 10:52 (Ref:929352)
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It's both way.. a soft compound wears quicker than a hard compound but provides more grip....but say compare last year's Jaguar to say Williams/Mclaren...the Jag eats it's rears in races for lunch..which partly contributes to Jaguar's poor race performance.
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4 Apr 2004, 10:54 (Ref:929354)
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It's nice to know that Bernie's power doesn't extend to Weather-Controlling
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4 Apr 2004, 10:54 (Ref:929355)
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There was a problem with tyres which had everything to do with the drain covers on the track which has now been rectified so no more problems we hope...
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4 Apr 2004, 11:14 (Ref:929370)
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Bridgestones are better in full wet conditions, but in drizzle and changeable conditions Michelin have an advantage.
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