Can I just highlight that this is now the third week of a tyre and track settings miss match. Deep forest the track temp and time of day had the tyres not reaching there optimal operation temps mediums were at 68-73deg. Redbull soft tyres were again not getting to optimal temps get this 64-72deg, now this race hards, temps.... here's the kicker 72-75. These are front tyre temps. They need to be correct to provide correct steering. That's the same tyre temps on three different compounds when all have three different optimum ranges and NONE of them got close to there respective optimums. I'm sorry but PD are looking extremely incompetent when it comes to a lot of factors that racing requires. I'll add what we already know a broken penalty system, broken BoP, stupid slip stream setting and also their ability to setup a race were cars are lapping with correct grip levels. Given the temperature differences are so minute between all compounds why do they bother to set a mandatory tyre? I spent 16 laps deliberately inducing heat in the front tyres and on only get them to 78 (L) 75 (R) fronts to then on lap 17 push and get a 1:36.6 Before that mid to low 1:37s. The tyre temps appear to reward a specific type of car and drive style. High acceleration and top speed. Not cars that actually require the ability to manage corner speeds. All cars that require correct tire temps mediums ranges to provide mid corner grip suffer at there strongest points. Couple this with most mid and rear engine cars have very low acceleration settings under Bop it's any wonder we see meta cars more often than not being the jag, viper, BRZ, WRX/Lancer (to me that's the same car with a different body) other cars can compete but it takes a particular level of driver to manage cold tyres that provide no grip to get them around the track and maintain enough corner speed and exit speed to not be left for dead down a straight. Although even then the acceleration and top speed on some of these meta cars is unmatched regardless. If they are not able to balance BoP at least get the tyre right so other cars can compete.
