As seen at the WC i US and B-EC in Hildesheim tire impound is compulsary also at the EC in Luxembourg. Tire will be tested with a "tops" impregnated with an undisclosed chemical when tires are handed in. If the "tops" gets black in contact with the tire you have a problem... If disputed the tire will be split in two-halves (one for the driver and one for EFRA). EFRA will send the tire to a FIA lab. for inspection (after the race) If tire does consist of any tire treatment the driver will be banned for 5 years.... and the cost for the lab test, €2800, have to be payed by the driver....
We are allowed to reuse tires from previous run if handed in and retested! This is going to be really interesting because the tires will most probably pick up fuel, oil and other stuff. How will that impact the "tops" test..:-( Are we going to see future races at which you use one set of tires only once? If so, not the smartest way for this sport!!
Ok, enough will tire treatment sh-t... what other intetesting stuff have happened today? Well for our own part it is getting from bad to worse and what is even more annoying; we don't have a clue how to fix it.... Maybe this race will never start for us because if we can fix it we will go home.
A strange thing happend during the opening cermony. When the Italian team entered during the opening cermony non off them had any team shirt nor any car with them.... Hm, is this to be interpreted as a protest against EFRA? who knows...
How fast are the other guys on the track? Who knows, because there are not listings published... Not so nice especially if people home whould like to follow the event
Until next time
Wolfgang/Marcus
Until next time
Wolfgang/Lindner
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