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Originally Posted by Eff-1
If anything, the soft compound rule at least adds strategy to the overall race. It's a bit of a guessing game to see which teams run the soft compound first or last.
Let's face it, in a season when one guy is running away with it before the halfway mark, I'll take all the strategy I can get.
The one rule I wish they didn't have was limiting the number of engines and gearboxes. Teams should be able to go balls to the wall and not suffer any kind of penalty if engines blow or gearboxes need replacing. When was the last time we saw any kind of mechanical failure in terms of an engine blowout?
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I think giving the teams the choice, rather than making both compounds mandatory presents even more opportunity for strategy development.
Back in the earlier days of F1 when there were multiple tire compounds the teams were able to make a choice: Run softer tires for quicker lap times, or harder tires for longevity.
I think iBridgestone is shitting the bed with soft tires that are hardly worth the pit stop to run them.
The last big engine blowout was Kubica in Monaco, granted that was only in practice.