Ronin kommentit eilisillalta:
RON DENNIS (Team Principal, West McLaren Mercedes): “The tires are being analyzed in France, which is their headquarters, and we are going through our data, as are the other teams to check a cross-link to maybe camber angle or tire pressure, but it is a professional problem approach that is required and as an ultimate backup Michelin will bring other tires from France, which in itself doesn’t make it the perfect solution because then there are regulatory processes to be taken into consideration.” (If Michelin cannot guarantee 100 percent the safety of the tire then you couldn’t run?): “Well, in truth I don’t think there are ever a set of circumstances where anyone can guarantee safety of the tire 100 percent. It is the nature of motor racing – the tire is a highly loaded and stressed component on the car, and what we have to do is be analytic and professional, and that we are intending to do.” (But if all the data suggests that it wouldn’t as safe for the drivers as you could make it, what would your position be?): “We wouldn’t endanger a driver’s life knowing there was an unacceptable level of risk. It’s a question of risk management. As I have said over the last few races where we have had problems on our cars, you have to take a view and assess risk, and this is no different, and we try to bring the same level of professionalism to this decision as we have brought to others.” (I believe Michelin is asking the FIA if they can bring out the tires that they used in Barcelona. Do you think they will grant that wish?): “Obviously, that is a matter between the FIA and Michelin, but the tire they intend to bring is of the same construction so the only thing your are eliminating in using that tire is maybe a batch problem, with some of the materials that go into making the tire. And given the amount of time we have, we should be able to analyze whether there is a batch problem or not. If I had to decide today, my preference would be to deal with what we know – and what we know is that increased pressure and a prudent approach to using the tires is probably the best way forward. There is another issue which concerns the Safety Car and the fact that the tire pressures drop behind the Safety Car, I think can be resolved. I think that is as big a problem for Bridgestone runners as it is for Michelin, and I think the solution to that is to run three laps under yellow flag conditions after the Safety Car has pulled in, order that the lead driver can determine a pace which brings the tires up to pressure. That would be a prudent approach to what is more of a risky situation here where the high loading of the final turn generates some pretty horrendous forces in the tires. So getting the tires up to pressure before they are subjected to racing speeds is a good thing to do.” (Can you see any set of circumstances that you wouldn’t be able to race here): “Well, I think that would be unprofessional for me to have an opinion at the moment. We have to look at the facts and, of course, all teams have a position. I feel it unlikely that a situation would develop where the cars aren’t racing. It’s not impossible, but I think it is unlikely.”
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