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Latest F1 news about: Degradation

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Mercedes not panicking as performance put down to tyres

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Mercedes aren't particularly worried by their performance, or rather lack of, at the Singapore Grand Prix, which saw them qualify on the third row as both Ferrari and Red... read more »

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Force India pleased after returning to fifth

over 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1161 views )

Force India's Sergio Perez expressed his happiness with the squad's performance across the Italian Grand Prix weekend as it moved back into fifth position in the... read more »

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Belgian Grand Prix strategy briefing

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 897 views )

Mercedes did a perfect job to take the front row at Spa with Lewis Hamilton ahead of Nico Rosberg. They did the minimum number of laps and the key decision was both drivers... read more »

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One-stop races bad for F1 - Horner

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes one-stop grands prix are bad for Formula 1 and Pirelli needs to revert to higher-degradation tyres read more »

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Canada GP: Race notes - Pirelli

over 10 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 783 views )

As we expected, given the specific characteristics of this circuit, tyre wear and degradation was extremely low on both compounds. read more »

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Canada GP: Qualifying notes - Pirelli

over 10 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

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Wear and degradation is low so a one-stop strategy is possible, but a two-stop strategy is likely as well. read more »

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Monaco GP: Practice notes - Pirelli

over 10 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 952 views )

While it's hard to extrapolate much data from today, the new surface should have the effect of decreasing wear and degradation still further. read more »

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Monaco debut for 'brand new style' supersoft tyre

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Pirelli's brand new supersoft tyre will make its debut this weekend at the Monaco Grand Prix, alongside the soft cmpound which has already been used at all but two races... read more »

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Grosjean pleased with points after 'tough race'

over 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1797 views )

Romain Grosjean says he was pleased to collect some championship points as he endured a tough race at the Spanish Grand Prix. Grosjean experienced high tyre wear and clipped... read more »

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Spanish GP: Practice notes - Pirelli

over 10 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 795 views )

The work we carried out on the 2015 rear structure has clearly paid dividends, with much less wear and degradation seen on the rears. read more »

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Spanish GP: Preview - Pirelli

over 10 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1118 views )

Controlling wear and degradation is the biggest challenge, as Montmelo takes a lot out of the tyres due to long high-speed corners and fast changes of direction. read more »

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Williams duo banking on updates

over 10 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 995 views )

Williams pair Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa believe upgrades to the FW37 for the start of the European season will only help the team try and cure their early-season tyre... read more »

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Bahrain GP: Practice notes - Pirelli

over 10 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 802 views )

The pattern of wear and degradation today was exactly as we expected, especially in FP2, which was the only really relevant session. read more »

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Vettel beats Mercedes for first Ferrari win

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 663 views )

Sebastian Vettel took his first Ferrari victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix and the first for the team in 35 races after beating Mercedes in a battle of tyre degradation and... read more »

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Hulkenberg: Pirelli tyre degradation key in Australia

over 10 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 777 views )

Nico Hulkenberg believes how the new Pirelli tyres perform in Melbourne has the potential to provide opportunities for Force India to make valuable gains read more »

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Michelin turned down F1 over degradation request

over 10 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 2003 views )

Michelin says it turned down the chance to return to Formula 1 after rejecting the request to produce degrading tyres to spice up the racing read more »

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Pirelli announces tyre choices for opening races

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1345 views )

Pirelli has nominated the tyres that will be used in the opening four races of the 2015 season; of Australia, Malaysia, China and Bahrain. In Australia, Pirelli will bring the... read more »

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Bottas: New Pirelli tyres more consistent

over 11 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 887 views )

Valtteri Bottas says he experienced "more consistent" tyre degradation on Pirelli's development 2015 rubber at this week's Abu Dhabi test. read more »

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Button's 4th emphasizes Magnussen's tyre struggles

over 11 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 1951 views )

McLaren had a Brazilian Grand Prix with varying success. Jenson Button did an excellent job managing tyre wear to finish fourth. Kevin Magnussen meanwhile struggled to handle... read more »

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Brazil GP: Practice notes - Pirelli

over 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 848 views )

We still don't have a clear indication of the levels of true degradation we're ultimately going to see. read more »

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Rosberg - Degradation should not be race issue

over 11 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 755 views )

Nico Rosberg does not think severe tyre degradation will be as much of an issue for the rest of the weekend in Brazil despite it causing a "worry" during Friday practice read more »

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Button: I just went backwards at end

over 11 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 887 views )

Jenson Button has blamed significant tyre-degradation issues for his failure to score points in the United States Grand Prix. read more »

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Tyre degradation leads to disappointment for McLaren

over 11 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 902 views )

Despite a number of interesting fights during the US GP, McLaren's drivers failed to make a big impression, ending the race with just an 8th place position for Kevin... read more »

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Massa slams Pirelli's tyre choice for Brazil

over 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1706 views )

Felipe Massa has criticised Pirelli's tyre choice selection for the forthcoming Brazilian grand prix, saying it may even be "dangerous". Last year's... read more »

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Russian GP: Race notes - Pirelli

over 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 883 views )

Wear and degradation were extremely low at this brand new track in Sochi, which enabled most drivers to utilise a one-stop strategy. read more »