tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post4938536075418560836..comments2024-03-29T06:06:39.405+00:00Comments on Talking about F1: The F1 blog: Silverstone Preview: F1's coming homeGraham Keillohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11514708469215327323noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post-69836822958598440022013-06-25T20:21:11.362+01:002013-06-25T20:21:11.362+01:00Hi Darren. Yes, I think Lotus has good reason to b...Hi Darren. Yes, I think Lotus has good reason to be peeved with Pirelli right now. It seems pretty clear that the conservative compound selections is at least in part in response to the various politicking about the tyres (and the Hungary selection looks *very* conservative). In my view, it's punishing Lotus for doing a good job.<br /><br />As for Mercedes, the medium and hard selection will help the team a bit, but it doesn't necessarily guarantee success. Remember the same compounds were available in Spain...Graham Keillohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514708469215327323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post-36471857789270604502013-06-25T16:38:40.283+01:002013-06-25T16:38:40.283+01:00For Lotus and Pirelli their relationship will sour...For Lotus and Pirelli their relationship will sour even further as teams will now have access to test an ever harder compound during FP1, which is salt on the wounds in the context of Pirelli bringer a firm compounds to Silverstone. Red Bull are probably content since harder tires allow them to drive their cars faster. <br /><br />For the British Grand Prix, hard tyres is good news for Lewis since it means that he is less likely to fall backwards like he did in Spain. A podium for him on a dry sunday would definitely add to the tally of British drivers being successful on home turf. Here is a buildup by the top class of british drivers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhMBJD_0AQ4<br /><br />My prediction is a 1-2 finish for Red Bull.Darren Knoreply@blogger.com