FIA and Michelin lock horns

So Michelin are pissed that the FIA have reintroduced tyre changing. They’re pissed because they loved making Bridgestone look like fools. But so what, this is nothing new from the FIA. The truth is, no tyre changing made the races way more boring for the TV viewers. And did it save costs? Nah. More interesting is the wording and positioning from Michelin. Getting ready to quit, leave us with a single tyre series and not lose face?

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Brain dead McLaren

What is it with McLaren? It’s almost as if they are trying to sabotage Kimi’s run at the F1 championship. No wonder he’s itching to jump ship to Ferrari. In the recent Monza grand prix, they pulled off one of the most brain dead moves I’ve seen in recent years. Seems they decided to go with a new experimental upgrade on the engine they were using for Kimi. And lo’ and behold, the darn thing failed, and they had to change it, relegating Kimi to 11th place for the race.

Why bother? The Kimi/McLaren package has been the fastest on the planet all year. As it was, the replacement engine was the older version anyway, and Kimi still made everyone else look like they were driving a Ford Fiesta! He stuck it on pole, with enough fuel for a one stopper!! But the damage was done. The heavier fuel caused his tires to fail earlier than JPMs, causing him to come in for an extra pitstop. Now even further behind he had to really push and spun. Amazingly he still finished forth.

See, if he’d just started with the old engine, he’d have cruised home, without having to place any stress on the fragile car. McLaren have only themselve to blame for this brain dead move. Still, they are not exactly known for being clever with strategy.

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