Exploding tyres in Nascar is fine, apparently.

This is interesting. Kevin Harvick called on NASCAR to halt Saturday night's race at Lowe's Motor Speedway after a rash of exploding tyres. A smooth, sleek surface at the raceway was the result of the track developers using a grinding process on the asphalt twice as a temporary fix until it could be repaved. It resulted in speeds that proved too fast for the tires Goodyear provided. The race was interrupted by a record-breaking 15 cautions, 12 of which were for exploding tyres.
The drivers were pissed off. The TV crews were pissed off. The teams were pissed off, and the spectators were pissed off. Yet they all accepted it for what it was.
Think back then to the F1 race at Indy this year, where for exactly those reasons, the Michelin teams retired before the race. Rather than risk exploding tyres, they opted not to race. Yet there, the spectators whinged and moaned and got their money back.
So from this we can deduct that's okay for NASCAR to have exploding tyres and stop a race, but it's not okay for the same to happen in Formula 1. If that's the case, Bernie Ecclestone shouldn't bother bringing F1 to America next year. Clearly it's not welcome so there's no point in wasting the money.

I also believe all those whining American asshats who complained about Formula One cars not liking to hit a huge slope into those corners at 150mph, owe us F1 fans an apology. Seems that when you get a NASCAR to the same speed in the same conditions, the same thing happens. So blow it out your exhaust you left-handed "racing" idiots.

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