From: shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/11/2025 11:41 pm, scole wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > vintageapplemac@gmail.com (scole) wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Re tyres, is there a case to make for a rule mandating that all compounds   
   >> must be used in a race, soft and medium and hard? That'd make every race a   
   >> two-stopper, and you'd have people start on softs to try and gain places   
   >> early and others who'd save the softs for a sprint to the finish. It could   
   >> be good...   
   >   
   > No thoughts on this? Would it be a good idea or would it be too much of an   
   > intervention on the sport?   
      
   I think the TWO compound thing is too much intervention. I'd like to see a   
   season where there is   
   only one tyre compound, roughly equal to the current 'medium', with no   
   mandated stops. A gradual   
   drop-off in lap times but no 'cliff' would make pit stops an option for faster   
   cars that are hard   
   on their tyres. Conversely cars that are easier on their tyres (but slower   
   overall) could get away   
   with fewer of even no pit stops. Car set-up would certainly be easier for the   
   teams (perhaps making   
   sprints more viable?).   
      
   A single compound would make Pirelli's task easier and reduce the carbon   
   footprint of F1. It would   
   also be easier for newer punters to follow the action on track as there's less   
   data to follow.   
      
   Just a thought. I'm open to hearing reasons why this might not be good for F1   
   and why we shouldn't   
   try it.   
      
   > Has it ever been tried before, in F1 or another   
   > formula?   
      
   I'm not sure that it's been tried before. It hasn't been TTBOMK.   
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