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Hamilton certain of progress with tyres

over 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

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Lewis Hamilton is confident that the tyre degradation issues he has suffered so far this season will be greatly reduced in Monaco, with the Mercedes driver explaining that... read more »

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Ecclestone: drivers have to use brains

over 13 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone believes Pirelli's high-degradation tyres mean drivers once again have to 'use their brains' to win grands prix read more »

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Pirelli predicts two pit-stops in Monaco

over 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

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Sole Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli is expecting an average of two pit-stops per driver at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, with the company's Motorsport... read more »

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Hamilton: We must keep focusing on races

over 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1092 views )

Lewis Hamilton has reiterated that his Mercedes team must continue to focus on improved race performances as the 2013 campaign progresses, having struggled to cope with tyre... read more »

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Wolff targets double points finish in Monaco

over 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1138 views )

Mercedes Executive Director Toto Wolff has targeted a double points finish at next weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, insisting that his team "must improve... read more »

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Pirelli to change tyres from Canada

over 13 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1063 views )

Pirelli will make changes to its tyres from the Canadian Grand Prix in a bid to rein back the excessive degradation that has affected Formula 1 this year read more »

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Barcelona played into weaknesses of FW35

over 13 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

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Pastor Maldonado finished 14th with Valtteri Bottas 16th in today’s Spanish Grand Prix. Williams opted to switch Pastor onto a four-stop strategy, because of the high tyre... read more »

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Mercedes must go back to the drawing board - Hamilton

over 13 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 960 views )

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes has a lot of work to do to resolve the problems it has faced with tyre degradation at recent races read more »

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Hamilton frustrated after insipid race

over 13 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1310 views )

Lewis Hamilton admitted he endured a difficult afternoon at the Spanish Grand Prix as he slipped to twelfth place. Hamilton suffered from tyre degradation and vented his... read more »

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We can be happy with fourth, says Vettel

over 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 773 views )

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel was left feeling satisfied with his fourth-place finish in the Spanish Grand Prix, admitting that Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa and Kimi... read more »

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Mercedes cars struggle with tyres

over 13 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 866 views )

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton finished the Spanish Grand Prix in sixth and 12th places today. It was overall a very difficult race for Mercedes AMG with both cars struggling... read more »

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Mercedes hoping to limit tyre degradation in race

over 13 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 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 975 views )

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 13 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 1266 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 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 968 views )

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 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1288 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 13 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 857 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 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1702 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 13 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 977 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 13 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1123 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 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2256 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 13 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 966 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 13 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1094 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 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1753 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 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1003 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 »