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Pirelli fears 2017 tests unrepresentative

over 8 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1105 views )

Pirelli fears inability to recreate genuine 2017 downforce levels is resulting in insufficient data. read more »

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Video: Rain. Heat. Downforce - Singapore Grand Prix - Sauber F1 Team

over 8 years ago

from: YouTube.com

( 1123 views )

Learn about our drivers' tyre choices and more! Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson share their thoughts ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend with you. Enjoy! read more »

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Mercedes test wider 2017 tyres

over 8 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 974 views )

Mercedes have become the latest team to trial F1's wider 2017 tyres, as the world champions simulated next season's downforce levels. read more »

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Toto Wolff: Mercedes' downforce levels hurting tyres

over 8 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1421 views )

Toto Wolff believes high tyre pressures at the Belgian Grand Prix prevented Mercedes extracting the true potential of its car's downforce package, but says he is... read more »

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Ricciardo hopes for more ‘fun’ in 2017

over 8 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1036 views )

Daniel Ricciardo is hoping next year's cars will be a "lot more fun" to drive as Formula 1 embraces wider tyres, wings and more downforce. read more »

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Pirelli happy but keen to analyse 2017 F1 test cars' downforce

over 8 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1544 views )

Pirelli plans intense analysis of whether the hybrid Formula 1 cars used in this week's initial tests of its 2017 tyres are providing the right levels of downforce read more »

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Ferrari won't 'surrender' despite lack of downforce gains

over 8 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1141 views )

Maurizio Arrivabene says Ferrari won't give up against Red Bull in the championship and feels a lack of downforce gains is hurting its progress read more »

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Vettel debuts 2017-sized tyres at Fiorano

over 8 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1179 views )

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel has sampled Pirelli's 2017-sized tyres for the first time during a private test at Fiorano, run by the Italian company. Pirelli has begun a... read more »

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German GP: Race notes - Ferrari

over 8 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 822 views )

We experienced issues with both mechanical grip and downforce, which unfortunately are not unknown to us. read more »

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Arrivabene says Ferrari's downforce has barely improved since Spain

over 8 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1159 views )

Arrivabene says Ferrari's downforce has barely improved since Spain read more »

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Kimi Raikkonen: "We need to put more downforce in the car"

over 8 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1530 views )

Kimi Raikkonen qualified fifth for the German Grand Prix but feels Ferrari could profit with more downforce on their car to be quicker. read more »

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Double rear wing boosts corner grip Bottas

over 8 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1151 views )

Valtteri Bottas the double rear wing test at Silverstone provided Williams with more downforce to give better grip while cornering read more »

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Kimi Raikkonen: Silverstone exposed Ferrari's weaknesses

over 8 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1317 views )

SILVERSTONE, Great Britain -- Kimi Raikkonen said the Ferrari's lack of downforce was the main reason it struggled at the British Grand Prix this weekend. Raikkonen... read more »

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Raikkonen: Ferrari needs more downforce

over 8 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 808 views )

Kimi Raikkonen reckons Ferrari's lack of downforce compared to its rivals was exposed over the course of the British Grand Prix weekend. As Mercedes again… read more »

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Low downforce caused Red Bull F1 tyre woe in European GP

over 8 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 862 views )

The need to run low downforce in Baku caused the tyre problems that wrecked the Red Bull Formula 1 team's European Grand Prix, reckons Christian Horner read more »

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Pascal Wehrlein: “I can’t wait to get to grips with the track”

over 8 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 864 views )

Pascal Wehrlein cannot wait to get going this weekend in Montreal around a track he feels should suit Manor Racing more due to its low downforce set up. read more »

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Pirelli unveils wider 2017 F1 tyres

over 8 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 963 views )

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has unveiled their wider specification of rubber which it will use under revised regulations in 2017. Under next year's technical... read more »

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Vandoorne: More downforce to the MP4-31

over 8 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 817 views )

McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne has revealed that Honda have added more downforce to their MP4-31 power unit from the car he drove at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

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Williams run with double decker rear wing on first day of Barcelona testing

over 8 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 2470 views )

Out-of-the-box thinking for Willliams as they test high-downforce set up on day 1 of the in-season testing. read more »

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Ricciardo hopes to be 'close to podium'

over 8 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 923 views )

Daniel Ricciardo hopes that Red Bull will be "close to the podium" at the Spanish Grand Prix, given the high downforce nature of the Barcelona circuit and its… read more »

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Carlos Sainz Jr: "What an unfortunate race"

over 8 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1428 views )

Carlos Sainz Jr felt he made perhaps the best start of his Formula 1 career to date in Sochi, but was compromised early after debris got stuck in his sidepod, ruining his... read more »

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Drivers unconvinced by plans to increase downforce for 2017

over 8 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 800 views )

Drivers unconvinced by plans to increase downforce for 2017 read more »

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Pirelli hoping 2017 tyres will allow closer racing

over 8 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 689 views )

Pirelli is working on tyres that it hopes will provide faster lap times and better racing in 2017. Formula One is due for an overhaul of the regulations next year, which will... read more »

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Daniel Ricciardo: 2017 rules will make 'very dull' races

over 8 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1465 views )

Daniel Ricciardo fears next year's regulation changes could make F1 "very dull" due to increased levels of downforce. Sweeping regulation changes are due to be... read more »

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Toto Wolff: 2017 regulations 'the wrong decision' for overtaking

over 8 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1091 views )

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has warned that changes to the regulations for 2017 will limit the amount of overtaking seen in races. F1 is targeting a 30% increase in downforce in... read more »