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Latest F1 news about: Intermediates

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Leclerc claims ninth pole of season, Verstappen only eighth

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 455 views )

Charles Leclerc scored his ninth pole position of the season in a wet/dry qualifying session for Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix. The session started in damp conditions... read more »

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Latifi shock pacesetter in wet final Hungarian GP practice

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 464 views )

Nicholas Latifi pulled a surprise as he set the quickest time during a rain-hit final practice session ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Heavy rain prior to the session left... read more »

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Why didn’t Mercedes pit Hamilton sooner for intermediates?

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 955 views )

Mercedes have revealed their reasoning behind not taking a gamble on switching Lewis Hamilton to a set of intermediates early during the Monaco GP. read more »

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Albon explains why he held up Leclerc on drying Monaco F1 track

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 950 views )

Albon had just switched to slicks while Leclerc had moved to intermediates, but the Williams driver was convinced that he had more pace so was thus reluctant to let the Ferrari... read more »

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Sainz: Delay behind lapped Latifi crucial in Perez Monaco F1 win

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 498 views )

As the Monaco track dried up following a pre-race shower, Sainz decided not to pit for intermediates like team-mate Charles Leclerc and stayed out on wets until the track was... read more »

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‘Gasly won the Monaco Grand Prix for Red Bull’

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1478 views )

Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer believes that Pierre Gasly's early switch to Intermediates helped Red Bull make their bold strategy calls. read more »

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Ferrari 'underestimated' pace of Intermediates in Leclerc's strategy

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 704 views )

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto admits that the team underestimated the pace of the Intermediate tyre when assessing Charles Leclerc's strategy on Sunday. Leclerc was... read more »

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Leclerc: Ferrari made "too many mistakes" in Monaco GP defeat

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 936 views )

Leclerc's race unravelled as the Monaco track dried up after heavy rain delayed the start, with Ferrari opting to keep the polesitter out longer on wet tyres in a bid for... read more »

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Emilia Romagna GP: Qualifying team notes - Pirelli

over 2 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 412 views )

On the whole the wet and intermediates tyres performed well. Some drivers did comment about warm-up, but that's to be expected in these low temperatures. read more »

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Video: INSIDER: What happens to F1 tyres in the garage? | #IAMSTORIES

over 3 years ago

from: YouTube.com

( 799 views )

Tyres are always a talking point in Formula One, but what happens to them behind the scenes? With 26 sets of slicks, 8 sets of intermediates and 6 sets of wets per weekend,... read more »

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Turkish Grand Prix the 'perfect territory for the intermediates' - Mario Isola

over 3 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 861 views )

The intermediate tyre showed just how versatile it was during Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix, according to Pirelli's Mario Isola. read more »

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Aston Martin: We had to trust Vettel on slick tyre call

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 616 views )

The German was running in 10th place when he was told there was a pit stop window as other drivers were stopping for a second set of intermediates.Asked on lap 36 if he might... read more »

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Video: The Risk and Reward Teams Faced in the Turkish GP Tyre Switch | Formula 1

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 1017 views )

How did a slight amount of rain have such a huge impact on the Formula 1 Turkish GP? Between Bottas dominating the race, Hamilton's pitstop frustration and intermediate... read more »

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Mercedes has "thick skin" to handle Hamilton's F1 radio frustration

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 752 views )

After topping qualifying, Hamilton started the race from 11th on the grid due to an engine penalty, but had recovered to third place with 10 laps to go in the race.Mercedes had... read more »

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Horner: Hamilton's intermediates looked 'dangerous'

over 3 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 774 views )

Christian Horner believes Lewis Hamilton's intermediate tyres looked "dangerous" towards the end of the Brit's first stint in Turkey.  read more »

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Hamilton ‘risked losing more than fifth’ if he stayed out

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 563 views )

Mercedes believes Lewis Hamilton would have risked dropping further down than fifth place had he stayed out on worn Intermediates at Formula 1's Turkish Grand Prix.... read more »

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Zero-stop Ocon was 'one lap away from puncture'

over 3 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 793 views )

Esteban Ocon admitted his tyres were on their last legs after completing the entire Turkish Grand Prix on the same set of intermediates. read more »

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Vettel "disappointed" with "wrong call" to slicks in F1's Turkish GP

over 3 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 917 views )

Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel felt that his switch to slick tyre in the Turkish Grand Prix was worth the gamble after struggling for grip on the intermediates. read more »

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Turkish GP: Race team notes - Pirelli

over 3 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 557 views )

Going for the whole race on the intermediates was not what we would advise, and in fact we alerted some teams to the potential risk of doing that. read more »

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Hamilton frustrated by Turkish GP strategy

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 525 views )

The Mercedes driver had climbed up to third place from 11th on the grid, having taken a 10-place grid penalty coming into the race for an engine change, and was the last of the... read more »

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McLaren vows to improve risk-reward judgement after Russia loss

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 754 views )

After scoring his maiden F1 pole in qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix two weeks ago, Norris looked bound for his first win after controlling proceedings in the race until... read more »

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Sainz: Good sign Ferrari has grabbed podium opportunities this year

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 621 views )

Sainz joined Ferrari from McLaren for the 2021 season, and is currently leading team-mate Charles Leclerc in the drivers' championship, scoring three podiums and 112.5... read more »

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Gasly urges AlphaTauri to work on stopping costly F1 mistakes

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 765 views )

Gasly had been as high as third fastest in practice on Friday at Sochi, but at the end of Q2 he was kept out on old intermediates while rivals changed to new tyres, and he... read more »

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Pirelli's Mario Isola: "It was the intermediate tyre that made the difference"

over 3 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 902 views )

Pirelli were pleased with how the medium and hard compounds worked during Sunday's Russian Grand Prix, but Mario Isola says it was the timing of the switch to... read more »

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Leclerc: "Just a matter of time" before Norris scores first F1 win

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 895 views )

Norris picked up his first F1 pole in Saturday's qualifying session at the Sochi Autodrom, and looked set to win the race before a late rain shower shook up... read more »