Should make things easier please log in to view this image Although this is not a permanent fix and is due to change once we get to Europe.
'wet tyres have a bigger diameter of 670 millimetres, to raise the car and avoid standing water'. A whole centimetre. WOW.
all that needs to be done is a graphic on tv that states which tyre they are on. Other than that, nobody really cares
I had to watch quali over the internet on my laptop in Australia and it was impossible to distinguish between the two. It's fine when you're watching on TV, but when you're watching it on a blocky stream it's far tricker to tell.
This was exactly my problem. I replayed a clip a few times and still couldn't make out the tyre compound due to the poor video quality online.
Bergkamp: The extra centimetre is essentially allows for extra tread depth, which can then fill with water to combat aquaplaning. Jose: A' Glorious makes a good point about internet watching and whilst high definition TVs may cope quite well, it can still be difficult to tell the difference at a glance on an 'ordinary' TV and even track-side monitors which often suffer glare from reflected ambient light. Of course, watching the action from track side makes it much easier to see the differences. El Bando: The TV graphic idea is a nice thought but wouldn't it be difficult to show this for every car for the whole race without considerable cluttering the screen? - One of the things I like about F1 is that by comparison to televised motor racing in the USA, our screens are still far less filled with graphics that can obscure as well as distract. I'm pleased that Pirelli appear to be very quick to respond to criticism and seem to be making every effort to accommodate the audiences very promptly indeed.
Cosicave, all it has to be is a flash of tyre colour next to their 3 letter name on the side or the scrolling thing along the bottom. the coloured rubber lines looks bad in my opinion
When they used to have two compounds they just had a B or an M next to the driver's name when they were on board. It doesn't have to be on all the time, perhaps just when the car comes out of the pits and they display the stop time, just have P or O for prime and option. Would be useful on a drying track during wet races to see whether a driver has gone for wets, inters or slicks.
