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Volgrad98 said:
Ok, so was anyone else surprised to see how crappy the super soft compound tires were? I know that there have been complaints about the Pirellis but dang, those things were absolute garbage. Anyways, on to the next race...

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It depended on the team. Lewis was able to make them last quite a while, but the McLarens were terrible on them.
 
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Volgrad98 said:
Ok, so was anyone else surprised to see how crappy the super soft compound tires were? I know that there have been complaints about the Pirellis but dang, those things were absolute garbage. Anyways, on to the next race...

Weather prediction for Kuala Lumpur as of today:

10 Day Weather Forecast for Kuala Lumpur - weather.com
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not too terribly surprised. some drivers got almost 15 laps, some got 6-7 i think, about the usual for the super soft. the weather could make for an interesting weekend.
 
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Volgrad98 said:
Ok, so was anyone else surprised to see how crappy the super soft compound tires were? I know that there have been complaints about the Pirellis but dang, those things were absolute garbage. Anyways, on to the next race...

Weather prediction for Kuala Lumpur as of today:

10 Day Weather Forecast for Kuala Lumpur - weather.com
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Those Super Softs are pure garbage. Go back to bridgestone or Michielin (sp).
 
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JL 103 said:
Those Super Softs are pure garbage. Go back to bridgestone or Michielin (sp).
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The reason the tires are like this is because fans said the racing was too predictable and that strategy didn't play a big enough role.

I don't want Bridgestones back, but I don't quite like how things are now.

F1 has been all over the place with tires over its history.
 
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Nerd-Vol said:
The reason the tires are like this is because fans said the racing was too predictable and that strategy didn't play a big enough role.

I don't want Bridgestones back, but I don't quite like how things are now.

F1 has been all over the place with tires over its history.
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I was reading about goodyear and them leaving in the middle of the night. Tyrrell had just debuted their sixwheeler.
 
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JL 103 said:
I was reading about goodyear and them leaving in the middle of the night. Tyrrell had just debuted their sixwheeler.
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I can't blame Goodyear though. When all the other teams used one type of tires, having to make a unique set just for one team was ridiculous.

Goodyear stuck around though after that. I wish they would get back, after leaving 1998. It would be cool to have a major American supplier back in the sport.
 
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Nerd-Vol said:
I can't blame Goodyear though. When all the other teams used one type of tires, having to make a unique set just for one team was ridiculous.

Goodyear stuck around though after that. I wish they would get back, after leaving 1998. It would be cool to have a major American supplier back in the sport.
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There was other political things going on also. The non-english teams wanted a higher underskirt. Williams had trouble with the new regs in 1978
 
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JL 103 said:
There was other political things going on also. The non-english teams wanted a higher underskirt. Williams had trouble with the new regs in 1978
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Yeah, as much I can't stand Bernie, he and Jean-Marie really helped to sort things out.
 
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Mercedes CEO Nick Fry will leave his role at the beginning of April as Toto Wolff takes on more responsibility within the team.

Fry has worked for the team for 11 years under its previous guises of BAR, Honda and Brawn. With Mercedes recruiting Toto Wolff from Williams at the start of this season, Wolff will assume the extra responsibilities working alongside Ross Brawn while Fry is retained by the team as a consultant on its commercial operations until at least the end of 2014.

"I feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to work with our team for the last 11 years and remain extremely proud of the fact that we took the team to its first race win and especially the double World Championship in 2009," Fry said.

"Equally important is the success of our commercial activities as we have managed to gain the support of some of the most important companies in the world, thereby building a strong foundation for the future success of the team. I believe that Mercedes AMG Petronas offers the best sponsorship proposition in Formula One and I look forward to continuing to assist the team and its partners over the coming years."

Wolff paid tribute to Fry for his commitment to the team and said he will still have an important role to play on the commercial side.

"I would like to thank Nick for more than ten years of service to the team in Brackley," Wolff said. "Mercedes AMG Petronas enjoys a strong network of global, blue-chip partners who want to be associated with Mercedes-Benz in Formula One and we will work hard to retain our loyal partners while also attracting new names to the sport in the future. I am pleased that Nick will remain close to the team to support us in achieving these targets."
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