In F1 this really isn't needed. They doing it because otherwise they would loose so much temperature in the tyre that the tyre pressure would start to drop, and that's something they don't want to have, cause the cars would handle not pretty good with too cold tyres.
They could keep the tyres in Temperature in F1 while driving with ease
That's something I don't really understand. I mean, for what reason did they do that ???
On the other hand... Who understands the FIA anyway ? It's ruled by old people who should better be in old people's homes.
Cause I sometimes doubt their mental health.
The car is, afaik (or to be exact, as far as google knows) from 1992.
The man behind the companys name designed a very very famous Ferrari and has worked for Alfa Romeo, before he founded his own company in 1965.
I like the way it handles now, and I don't think that it is undriveable now.
But maybe I just got good sets or a general "hand" for the handling of the UFR