Will the change be accepted for next season after its trial?
  • EyesEyesBaby@lemmy.worldEnglish
    35·
    1 year ago

    “A new tyre allocation for qualifying [known as ATA, or ‘Alternative Tyre Allocation’] will be tried out for the first time, with the obligation to use just the Hard in Q1, Medium in Q2 and Soft in Q3 if conditions stay dry,” explained Isola.

    The important bit.

    • Nilz@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I was thinking this could have an impact on strategy in the race because of how teams run qualifying. Sometimes teams don’t have new tyres of a specific compound (usually softs) for the race and I thought this would make that less likely to happen, but apparently the total number of available sets for the weekend will go down from 13 to 11 as well.

    • indigo@coldst.oneEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I guess this will add some variation across the sessions? Maybe there will be more surprises in Q3.

    • itsmikeyd@lemmy.mlM
      10·
      1 year ago

      Agreed. I’m not against the change in and of itself, but I completely fail to see the “why” behind it.

      • Omgarm@lemmy.world
        4·
        1 year ago

        Well Q1 could be interesting if the hards take too long to heat up or if they last long enough to set multiple fast laps without pitting.

      • Rapidcreek@reddthat.com
        2·
        1 year ago

        Why? Because change justifies position. It doesn’t matter that its not broke and there is no reason to change.

        • Ecksell@lemmy.one
          2·
          1 year ago

          Engineers always like breaking things that only they can fix.

          Source: Am an engineer.

    • Tvkan@feddit.deEnglish
      91·
      1 year ago

      "The ATA also saves two sets of dry tyres compared to the traditional format [using 11 sets instead of 13)] and it will be run again at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza.