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‘Different story’ next year, promise Pirelli

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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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 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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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 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 848 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 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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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 4 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

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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 4 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 690 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

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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

( 1275 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

( 1382 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

( 1365 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

( 1306 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

( 1061 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

( 823 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

( 851 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 5 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 792 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 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 882 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 5 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 670 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 5 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 874 views )

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

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70th Anniversary GP: Qualifying team notes - Pirelli

over 5 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 749 views )

We knew that the soft was never going to be an ideal race tyre, but the high level of wear and degradation seen on it even in qualifying underlines how the medium and the hard... read more »

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70th Anniversary GP: Practice team notes - Red Bull

over 5 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 687 views )

The softer tyres had a lot more degradation today and it's almost impossible to do a one stop now. read more »

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Albon suspects F1 drivers may qualify on C3 tyre at Silverstone

over 5 years ago

from: Crash.Net

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Red Bull's Alex Albon suspects some drivers may opt to qualify for F1's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix on Pirelli's Medium compound after the high-degradation seen... read more »

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Wide pit stop window is expected - Pirelli

over 6 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 827 views )

According to the sport's sole tyre supplier Pirelli, today's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could see drivers striving for a one-stop strategy given the layout of the track and... read more »

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Brazil GP: Practice team notes - Pirelli

over 6 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 951 views )

Temperatures are expected to get warmer for the rest of the weekend, which could alter the picture of tyre behaviour when it comes to performance gaps and degradation. read more »

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“The graining we saw this morning was no real surprise” – Pirelli’s Isola on opening day in Mexico

over 6 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1023 views )

Pirelli's Mario Isola revealed the reasons behind the high level of tyre degradation on the opening day of the Mexican Grand Prix. read more »

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Vettel tops second free practice session in Mexico as team face tyre degradation issues

over 6 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 802 views )

Vettel hits back in the second practice session of the Mexican Grand Prix weekend as Verstappen splits Ferrari. read more »