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Perez: Force India has tyre degradation headache

over 10 years ago

from: Crash.Net

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Sergio Perez says Force India needs to get on top of its tyre degradation problems before it can make huge steps forward read more »

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Pirelli avoids 'cliff' with 2016 F1 tyres

over 10 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1878 views )

There will be no sudden surprises when it comes to tyre life in F1 2016, as Pirelli confirms that it expects more gradual degradation of its re-constructed race rubber. read more »

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Abu Dhabi GP: Race notes - Pirelli

over 10 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 864 views )

Tyre wear and degradation was well within control, even though we were using the two softest compounds in the range. read more »

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Abu Dhabi GP: Practice notes - Pirelli

over 10 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1112 views )

We anticipate some degree of thermal degradation to remain a factor during the race. read more »

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Pirelli hoping to engineer performance 'cliff' into 2016 tyres

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1640 views )

Pirelli is hoping to engineer a sudden drop-off in performance back into its tyres for 2016 in order to make racing more exciting. Since Pirelli returned to the sport in 2011,... read more »

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Brazilian GP: Practice notes - Pirelli

over 10 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1116 views )

While wear and degradation is typically high, we are not noticing anything out of the ordinary. read more »

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Mexican Grand Prix strategy briefing

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 872 views )

Nico Rosberg starts the Mexican Grand Prix from his fourth consecutive pole position for Mercedes. With low tyre degradation it is likely to be a one-stop race, with the medium... read more »

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Mercedes not panicking as performance put down to tyres

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1737 views )

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 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1285 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 11 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1021 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 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 965 views )

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 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 888 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 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 925 views )

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 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1086 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 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2398 views )

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 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1988 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 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 896 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 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1257 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 11 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 1126 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 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 943 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 11 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 768 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 11 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 889 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 11 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 2153 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 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1536 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

( 989 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 »