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Pirelli Tests F1 Rain Tires at Abu Dhabi
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lol the U.A.E isnt the first place that comes to mind when i think "Rain Testing"...my ignorance shows through.
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True that, they had to wet the entire track before the start of testing. However, majority of location in Asia and Europe (where races will be held) are too cold to get proper data analysis of wet tires in summer. They picked UAE because Yas Marina track is always available for more testing and exposure; and also because Pirelli would want somewhere nice and warm to get more valid data.
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very nice, getting closer and closer
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Even though it's humidity is probably as bad as rain sometimes.
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As I read from planetf1 forum, it was Toyota's 2009 chassis TF109...
http://forum.planet-f1.com/index.php...88582&start=0&
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Apparently, you've never been there.
http://www.godubai.com/explore/whatshot.asp And for the area in this post: http://www.meteoprog.it/en/weather/AbuDhabi/
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Pirelli happy with wet tyre test
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its right on the persian gulf. the humidity can be stifling in summer. trust me i've been there. some trees have evolved with secondary roots over the ground to get water. not sure how they are planning to hold world cup soccer nearby in qatar in the middle of summer. hope they are planning to build indoor arenas otherwise there will be whole bunch of people and players literally cooked under 120+ temps in summer
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Seems like Pirelli has deliberately engineered tires that's more prone to degradation.
Thus more pit stops and "fabricate" more exciting race... http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/38460.html
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Its a bitch. Texas times ten.
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I like exciting racing like Canadian GP...but deliberately engineer tires to last shorter...makes me kind of iffy about it. but we'll see...it'll favor to those who baby their tires better....
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I am all for 'lottery' races like the Canadian GP, though . IMO, they should just soak the Abu Dhabi track right before the start of each race. Although that would probably piss off the environmentalists |
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yea, im sure Jensen Button opened a bottle of champagne when he saw this, he is by far the best a driving fast and maintaining tires
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This is interesting....I can see SPEEDTV will reminding us every race and every 10 mins about various colors on the tire walls and what they represent...
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