“Wet tyres are useless or what,” F1 Twitter bursts into an argument over the decisions preventing the use of wet tyres
F1 has pushed for safety a lot more in the past few decades but some fans might argue whether the organisation has crossed its limits. The recent event that took place on race day is clear evidence pointing out why the FIA need to change their outlook and their thought process when it comes to such situations. Wet weather tyres have become a topic almost every weekend since there is always a threat of rain on Sunday.
It was already predicted to rain on Sunday but the weather conditions were far worse resulting in the FIA assessing whether it was safe to race on the circuit. Fans were fully prepared to watch the lights go out at 5:30 IST when F1 released a statement saying that the start of the Singapore GP would be delayed by an hour at least. This did not sit well with the fans at all and gave them the freedom to be vocal about it on social media where they were immensely critical.
Fans and journalists both managed to cause an uproar on social media as they questioned the FIA on why they didn’t want to race in wet weather conditions. Fans were angry because F1 waited until it stopped raining to start the race where everyone was on intermediate tyres. This gave off the idea that wet tyres are useless because the race directors will just delay the race until the weather is back to normal. Here are some of the fan reactions to this situation.
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Fans react to F1’s decision to delay the Singapore GP race start
Because the wet tyres are crap, they need a re design
— Spyrouz (@SpyrouF1) October 2, 2022
I’m gonna say it 🤷♂️ Masi would’ve had this race going by now js.
— Common RB W (@DaveEd22_) October 2, 2022
Why are F1 so scared of running using wet tyres?
— Liam Ward (@liamcharlesward) October 2, 2022
Wet tyres in F1 are useless fr no need to have them if we treat rain like some scary monster
— Gory 🇮🇳 (@kimiisthegoat) October 2, 2022
So in F1 there are wet tyres but the stewards will literally do everything on their hands to never use them, what's the point then?
Please, what a joke is becoming the sport now
— Giovvi (@GiovviN) October 2, 2022
An hour delay is a joke @F1, wet tyres are useless or what
— Angel (@Anthares101) October 2, 2022
does f1 know they have wet tyres
— katie 🪴🏳️🌈 (@sebvettelthings) October 2, 2022
There is no such thing as a Wet Race is F1 now. No point in the. Full Wet Tyres. Joke.
— AndyMack🤙🏼 (@AndyJamesMack) October 2, 2022
Name something more worthless than Pirelli F1 full wet tyres
— Ryan Hirons (@RyHirons) October 2, 2022
It seems that in recent times, is adamant about racing in the dry or at least when it stops raining which makes the use of wet tyres and the term ‘wet race’ completely null. This isn’t the first race that this had been observed and it won’t be the last until the FIA do something about it. Change is imminent. Otherwise, the sport will have to deal with even more criticism if they manage to make a mistake like this yet again.
