Pretty good race, although Marc had them covered.
The tire pressure rule is an abomination.
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The tire pressure rule is an abomination.
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Hate this for him. I hope he recovers and is able to race again.
Hate this for him. I hope he recovers and is able to race again.
Eff-Zed-1
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Maybe, but it's a rule and all teams have to adhere to. All the riders get a notification on their dash about the tire pressures being below the limit.
FWIW, that is why MM dropped behind Alex a couple races ago until about 2 laps to go. Then passed him at ease and went on to win that race.
If MV and the Aprilia was as good as he made it out to be during that race, he could have used the same mindset, stayed behind MM to increase / maintain the front pressure and possibly passed MM for the win.
Nothing Vinales or the team did wrong, they just didn't expect him to lead the race, which cools the tires more than if behind another rider or in traffic.
I understand all of that, but it's still an abomination and needs to go away ASAP. Vinales gained no advantage from a couple of laps of too low pressure.
Eff-Zed-1
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Was too low more than just a couple laps .Lower pressure = more grip. So there is an advantage. And rule states tire pressure must be at or above minimum standards for at least 60% of feature race. Meaning for that 22 lap race, MV front tire was too low for at least 9 laps.
Two fewer laps of low pressure and he would have met the requirement from what I'm hearing.
Kills the spirit of racing. An abomination. There must be a better way.
Hopefully when Pirelli takes over they can find something better even if ultimate tire performance is slightly lower.
Eff-Zed-1
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Yup, it's a mess for sure. I know the wheel manufacturers spend tons of money ( and then the teams ) to address and manage heat on the front wheels. Will agree Pirelli should take advantage and bring some newer technology so this tire pressure crap isn't a deciding factor.
Agree….it does seem Marc is impacted more often than others
Well, Marc seems to be hyper aware, but really should the riders be thinking about tire pressure with all the other crap they have to keep up with?