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Mercedes hoping to limit tyre degradation in race

over 12 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

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Nico Rosberg scored his second consecutive pole position and the team's third in a row at the Circuit de Catalunya this afternoon. With Lewis in second, both Mercedes... read more »

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Rosberg remains cautious ahead of race

over 12 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

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Spanish Grand Prix pole-sitter Nico Rosberg says he is approaching Sunday afternoon’s race in a prudent frame of mind after his experiences in Bahrain, the Mercedes... read more »

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Plenty to learn for Grosjean

over 12 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 1105 views )

Lotus duo Romain Grosjean and Romain Grosjean experienced contrasting experiences with tyre degradation on Friday in Barcelona with the Frenchman admitting his senior team-mate... read more »

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Race pace remains priority for Mercedes

over 12 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

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Managing tyre degradation with Pirelli's Medium and Hard compound allocation remains the focus for Mercedes after Nico Rosberg admitted to experiencing "a lot... read more »

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Massa pushed for hard compound change

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1098 views )

Felipe Massa has admitted he was one of the voices behind the push for Pirelli to change the hard compound tyre. This weekend will see the new hard compound tyres debut after... read more »

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Marko calls for further Pirelli change

over 12 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 719 views )

Helmut Marko calls on Pirelli to make further changes to its tyre compounds to reduce the amount of degradation     read more »

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'Vast majority want to keep tyres' – Pirelli

over 12 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1503 views )

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli says "the vast majority of teams" have requested that its new-for-2013 compounds remain unchanged as the season progresses,... read more »

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Marussia struggles at Bahrain with tyre degradation

over 12 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 808 views )

A challenging weekend in the desert continued into the race for Marussia today, when both Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton suffered a turbulent time with tyre degradation. read more »

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The tyres 'ran out of puff' - Webber

over 12 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 960 views )

Mark Webber said tyre degradation left him short of pace at the end of the race when he lost two positions to Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez in the closing stages read more »

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Pirelli: 'Red Bull want a tyre tailored to them'

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2039 views )

Red Bull are pushing for Pirelli to make a tyre tailored to their car, according to Paul Hembery, who admitted the majority of teams don't want them to change anything.... read more »

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The race will all be about degradation - Vettel

over 12 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 788 views )

Red Bull Racing had a strong qualifying session today during which they focused on saving tyres for tomorrow's difficult race with respect to the tyres. Sebastian... read more »

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Bahrain GP: Qualifying notes - Pirelli

over 12 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 928 views )

The key to managing the tyres here is going to be thermal degradation. With all the traction and braking events, this challenges the rear tyres in particular and that will be... read more »

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Rosberg's pole time 'unbeatable' says Vettel

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1546 views )

Sebastian Vettel believes Nico Rosberg's pole position lap was "unbeatable" after he could only manage second to the Mercedes driver on Saturday. Rosberg's... read more »

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Rosberg cautious over victory chances

over 12 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 826 views )

Nico Rosberg has admitted that converting pole position into victory during Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix will be extremely difficult to achieve, with the Mercedes driver... read more »

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Di Resta expects to thrive if tyres suffer

over 12 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1112 views )

Paul di Resta believes his Force India team's best chance of turning its impressive Friday practice pace into an equally strong Bahrain Grand Prix result is if tyre... read more »

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Raikkonen sees no need to alter tyres

over 12 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 958 views )

Kimi Raikkonen sees no reason for Pirelli to rethink its approach to Formula 1 tyres, as he dismissed the criticism the Italian firm has received following the degradation... read more »

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Pirelli changes Bahrain tyre allocation

over 12 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1080 views )

Sole Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has decided to make a late change to its allocation for the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend, removing the Soft compound and replacing it with... read more »

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Domenicali not getting carried away

over 12 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1090 views )

Following Ferrari's first victory of the season in Shanghai, Team Principal Stefano Domenicali is keeping his feet firmly planted on the ground ahead of this... read more »

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Rosberg expects 'very tough' tyre situation

over 12 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1364 views )

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg is expecting the struggle with Pirelli's new-for-2013 tyre compounds to continue at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, after the... read more »

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Overview of previous Shanghai winners

over 12 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 827 views )

Although the majority of the nine previous Chinese Grands Prix have been won from pole position, extreme tyre degradation has produced plenty of uncertainty ahead of this... read more »

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Massa expected better, surprised by rivals pace

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 964 views )

Felipe Massa admitted on Saturday that he had expected to be higher up the grid after he topped the practice times on Friday. The Brazilian will line up fifth - alongside... read more »

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Tyre degradation is Rosberg's main concern

over 12 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 908 views )

After showing impressive one-lap pace in Friday practice, Nico Rosberg says Mercedes' main focus is on managing tyre degradation over longer runs this weekend read more »

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Pirelli: tyre degradation is not excessive

over 12 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 933 views )

Pirelli has responded to the array of negative comments over its tyre compound allocation for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit,... read more »

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Pirelli not concerned by very high tyre wear

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1162 views )

Pirelli has rejected claims the soft tyre wasn't the right choice for the Chinese Grand Prix following complaints during second practice. Lewis Hamilton complained over... read more »

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'It's like driving two different cars' – Massa

over 12 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1266 views )

Felipe Massa has likened the performance gap between Pirelli’s Soft and Medium tyre compounds to driving completely different cars, but feels optimistic that Ferrari... read more »