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What does the "S" mean after each driver here? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Don't think I've ever seen those "S" before. And I think it was only during Q3.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That is the tire that the lap was set with. It is colored the same as the banding on the tires. Red s, yellow M, or white H.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

And in case it wasn’t clear: S oft, M edium, H ard. Sometimes you’ll see W et, or I ntermediate.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Those drivers are on soft tyres Edit: Or maybe they set their fastest lap on softs? I'm actually not sure.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

It shows the fastest lap compound. You can see it in fp2, when they go into the long runs on meds. You'll still only see S everywhere because they did q sims before.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

That they were speedy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's the tire compound used. They are all relative now, with there being hard, medium, and soft.

I believe they changed the rules so hard is used in Q1, medium is used in Q2, and soft is used in Q3.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago

No they did not. They tried it a couple of times last season. There is no restriction on compound during any qualy session and there is no longer the need to start on your q2 tyre.