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Leclerc left "helpless" trying to drive around Ferrari problems

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1307 views )

Charles Leclerc has revealed he felt "helpless" as he tried to adapt his driving style to overcome Ferrari's problems with tyre degradation during the French... read more »

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Carlos Sainz Jr.: "We really struggled with degradation"

over 5 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1090 views )

Neither Carlos Sainz Jr. nor Charles Leclerc scored points in the French Grand Prix as Ferrari endured a difficult day of heavy tyre degradation. read more »

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"We had a good opportunity to win and get both cars on the podium" - Mercedes' Shovlin

over 5 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1169 views )

Mercedes' strategy calls and heavier than expected tyre degradation were part of the cause of their loss to Red Bull in Sunday's French Grand Prix. read more »

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Explained: What caused Ferrari's F1 French GP nightmare

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1413 views )

Neither Leclerc nor Carlos Sainz Jr were able to keep their tyres alive long enough to match the lap times of their rivals, and their pace drop off and need for extra stops saw... read more »

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Ferrari ‘got something really wrong’ in France

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1036 views )

Carlos Sainz cited tyre degradation as the reason why Ferrari "got something really wrong" in their French Grand Prix horror show. read more »

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Higher degradation than expected at Le Castellet

over 5 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 969 views )

Although Friday's long run analysis pointed towards a simple one-stop strategy, the 61st French Grand Prix turned into a fierce strategy battle between Red Bull and... read more »

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Ricciardo revels watching McLaren rivals "suffer and sweat"

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1758 views )

Daniel Ricciardo revelled in watching McLaren's rivals "suffer and sweat" with tyre degradation after a "crazy" French Grand Prix. read more »

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‘Different story’ next year, promise Pirelli

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 768 views )

Pirelli head Mario Isola has promised that, in terms of tyre degradation, it will be a "different story" in 2022. read more »

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Tsunoda blames "dust and degradation" for Monaco barrier-bashing moment

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1231 views )

AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda insisted he wasn't 'pushing too hard' when crashing out of second practice for the Monaco Grand Prix. read more »

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Mercedes highlight Red Bull’s key weakness

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 939 views )

Mercedes have identified Red Bull's tyre degradation over a long distance as their title rival's main weakness. read more »

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Sainz: Ferrari still worried about tyre degradation in F1 Spanish GP

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1064 views )

Sainz qualified sixth for his home race in Barcelona, two places and one tenth shy of teammate Charles Leclerc.But Ferrari struggled on the medium tyres during last... read more »

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Pirelli expects a two-stop strategy for the Spanish Grand Prix

over 5 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 808 views )

Formula One's sole tyre supplier Pirelli expects drivers to execute a two-stop strategy at today's Spanish Grand Prix given the high wear and degradation experienced... read more »

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Spanish GP: Practice team notes - Williams

over 5 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 769 views )

Barcelona can be difficult with high tyre degradation and history has shown that we tend to struggle here, so Sunday will be interesting. read more »

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Two-stop strategy likely for Bahrain Grand Prix

over 5 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1107 views )

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli expects a two-stop strategy to be favoured by teams at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The Sakhir circuit is rear-limited and has an... read more »

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“The drivers had to think about managing their tyres” – Mario Isola, Head of F1 Pirelli

over 5 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1373 views )

This year has been an up and down year for Pirelli, from multiple tyre failures in the British Grand Prix, to one week later choosing softer compounds at the 70th anniversary... read more »

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Kvyat – “This is how things go sometimes”

over 5 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1471 views )

Daniil Kvyat´s day out on the Yas Marina Circuit hasn´t been his cup of tea - he struggled with traffic and tyre degradation, but he is pleased to end the season with promising... read more »

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AlphaTauri "in the mix" as Gasly predicts "unusual" Bahrain GP

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1480 views )

AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly believes the Bahrain Grand Prix will throw up an "unusual" spectacle as teams opt for different strategies as a result of high levels... read more »

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Perez: Bahrain F1 qualifying "unrepresentative" of how teams will fare in race

over 5 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1414 views )

Sergio Perez has warned F1 qualifying in Bahrain is "unrepresentative" of each teams' competitiveness due to high degradation likely being the dominating factor... read more »

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Vettel: Ferrari needs to be "sly as a fox" to score F1 points in Bahrain GP

over 5 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1182 views )

Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari needs to be "sly as a fox" when it comes to its strategic calls with tyre degradation expected to play a big part in Sunday's... read more »

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Verstappen: Red Bull F1 focusing on itself, not Mercedes in Bahrain

over 5 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 906 views )

Max Verstappen has called for Red Bull to focus on improving its own race pace due to the high levels of tyre degradation experienced during Friday F1 practice for the Bahrain... read more »

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Portuguese GP: Qualifying team notes - Pirelli

over 5 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 957 views )

It's tricky to clearly identify the performance gaps between the tyres as well as wear and degradation levels, which in turn makes it hard to predict the optimal race... read more »

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Russian GP: Race team notes - Pirelli

over 6 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 882 views )

Managing thermal degradation was key, especially on the soft, but we also saw some particularly long stints on the hard. read more »

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Horner: Mercedes nervous about tyre degradation

over 6 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 964 views )

Christian Horner believes that heading to Sochi, Mercedes is nervous about tyre degradation, as shown by radio messages at Mugello. read more »

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Tuscan GP: Practice team notes - Mercedes

over 6 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 738 views )

We seem a bit slow on the straights compared to some, but in terms of pace we look OK and degradation seemed competitive. read more »

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Hamilton says balloon-like F1 tyre pressures hurt Mercedes

over 6 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 956 views )

Lewis Hamilton suspects Pirelli's increased tyre pressures contributed to Mercedes' degradation issues during F1's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. read more »