Comments on: Sandbagging: BMW-Sauber F1 Car Sets Lukewarm Lap http://www.speedsportlife.com/2007/04/30/sandbagging-bmw-sauber-f1-car-sets-lukewarm-lap/ Covering the latest in Automotive News, Events, and Trends Wed, 21 May 2008 23:18:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Kasey Kagawa http://www.speedsportlife.com/2007/04/30/sandbagging-bmw-sauber-f1-car-sets-lukewarm-lap/#comment-26495 Kasey Kagawa Mon, 07 May 2007 03:31:33 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2007/04/30/sandbagging-bmw-sauber-f1-car-sets-lukewarm-lap/#comment-26495 Which created a 99 second deficit to a car that has less than half the horsepower? I'm sorry, but if that compound was hard enough to cause that kind of time lag, it would have been horribly unsafe to even use them to set a hot lap on the Nordschleife at all. Which created a 99 second deficit to a car that has less than half the horsepower? I’m sorry, but if that compound was hard enough to cause that kind of time lag, it would have been horribly unsafe to even use them to set a hot lap on the Nordschleife at all.

]]> By: David S. http://www.speedsportlife.com/2007/04/30/sandbagging-bmw-sauber-f1-car-sets-lukewarm-lap/#comment-26494 David S. Mon, 07 May 2007 03:05:46 +0000 http://www.speedsportlife.com/2007/04/30/sandbagging-bmw-sauber-f1-car-sets-lukewarm-lap/#comment-26494 It came down squarely to tires. They made the decision earlier on to set him up with "demonstration" tires, I'm presuming the ones they run on parade routes and such. Anyway, it's a ridiculously hard compound. There was never any chance of getting any serious grip, thereby reducing the cornering speeds tremendously. I have a feeling the idea was to keep Nick alive. It came down squarely to tires. They made the decision earlier on to set him up with “demonstration” tires, I’m presuming the ones they run on parade routes and such. Anyway, it’s a ridiculously hard compound. There was never any chance of getting any serious grip, thereby reducing the cornering speeds tremendously.

I have a feeling the idea was to keep Nick alive.

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