OT Hamilton

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rA, the rules state that drivers have to use at least 2 different tyre types (hard/medium/soft known as slicks, i.e.. they have no profile) in a race. That is, unless it's raining when they have intermediates if it's not raining heavily and wets if it is raining heavily. It's a "team sport", is the reasoning. The pit crew is part of the team and they are brought into play by the enforced tyre changes. Not saying it's right or wrong but those are the rules. Depending on the track temperature and other factors, a tyre will last a certain number of laps. Deciding when to make a tyre change and to what tyre you should change is all part of the strategy/tactics. Possibly designed to make it less of "the fastest car wins"?

I was just being tongue in cheek about the tyres.

As for a ‘team sport’...I’m sorry I don’t buy that. I’m sure the pit crews are highly skilled and dedicated individuals but there is no such sport as ‘speedy wheel changing’. Virtually all sports have backroom staff, physios, kitmen, etc and I know there are ‘teams’ of individuals involved but F1 isn’t, imo, a ‘team sport’.