Originally Posted by ray_munday

The current rule set is infinitely better than the old days of open tyres. Open tyre is very expensive, a logistical nightmare and does not promote close competition. It is even worse now with so many tyre options in 1/10. Everyone is on the same tyre now so the competition is very equal and no-one can claim an advantage.

I agree with some of the issues you raise Darren. I am a well sponsored driver, but these events become very expensive for me as it is very rare that my sponsors tyres are used. And with new tyres able to be used each run, it adds a lot of cost for tyres I cant use anywhere else. Its the same cost for a privateer, and I truly dont know how some people can afford it! I hear that tyres can be used 2 or 3 runs - but its very rare that a 2 or 3 run tyre is as fast as a new tyre, so given that tyres are the most critical part of lap time, it pretty much forces a new set each run. There is also the issue of the tender process, which many criticise for not being very transparent (I dont have a better answer for that one).

On the positive side, it is a very equal playing field, you dont need to bring ranges of tyres, and is still cheaper than having fully open tyres. And the tyre cost limit has been successful.

Ray