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Sao Paulo Grand Prix Preview - Pirelli

4 days 21 hours ago

from: Pitpass.com

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Pirelli has selected the C3 as Hard, C4 as Medium and C5 as Softm one step softer than last year. read more »

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Pirelli identify tyre degradation and possible two-stop strategy after Mexico GP practice

8 days 19 hours ago

from: F1Technical.net

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Pirelli expects tyre management to play an important role in Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix, with data from Friday's two practice sessions pointing towards... read more »

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STRATEGY: Pirelli outlines F1 United States GP strategies as one-stop approach emerges as favourite

14 days 14 hours ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 291 views )

A one-stop strategy is expected to be the quickest option for the United States Grand Prix, but Pirelli believes the closely matched race pace of the softer compounds could... read more »

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Spanish Grand Prix Preview - Williams

2 months ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 278 views )

Grip is the biggest unknown, and it will shape both tyre warm-up and the risk of graining on the softer compounds. read more »

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Pirelli Brings Softer Tyres to Spa as Formula 1 Returns to Its Ultimate Technical Challenge

4 months ago

from: F1Technical.net

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Formula 1 heads to one of the most iconic venues on the calendar this weekend as the Belgian Grand Prix takes place at Spa-Francorchamps, a circuit often described as the... read more »

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Why did Pirelli bring softer compounds to some of the 2026 races compared to last season?

4 months ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 395 views )

Pirelli Head of Racing Dario Marrafuschi offered detailed insight into the company's tyre compound philosophy, the reasoning behind going softer at certain circuits, and... read more »

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F1MATHS: Will the Barcelona F1 race turn into a 'degradation festival'?

5 months ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 396 views )

The Barcelona‑Catalunya Grand Prix is set to unfold as one of the most strategically complex races of the season, shaped by extreme heat, unusually high tyre degradation and... read more »

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F1 TECH: The heavily one‑sided lateral load profile that makes the Barcelona circuit challenging

5 months ago

from: F1Technical.net

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Formula One returns to the Circuit de Barcelona‑Catalunya this weekend, and the second European track will present drivers and engineers with a set of technical challenges due... read more »

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Canadian Grand Prix: Practice & Sprint Shootout notes - Pirelli

6 months ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 299 views )

We saw this in Sprint Qualifying, where careful management of the outlap was crucial in extracting the best lap from the two softer compounds. The same will apply tomorrow in... read more »

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Strategy Corner: Why one F1 tyre compound is out of play for Brazil GP

12 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 464 views )

Formula 1 teams' strategies for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix are set to involve the softer two compounds, with the weather negatively affecting track conditions.It... read more »

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Strategy corner: How can Piastri recover, and is Norris at threat?

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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When it comes to strategies for the Mexico Grand Prix, most Formula 1 competitors are expected to run a one-stop.Similarly to its Austin choices, Pirelli didn't pick... read more »

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Strategy corner: Shaken-up grid has a perverse effect on F1 Azerbaijan GP

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 535 views )

Although Pirelli has gone a step softer in its tyre allocation for Azerbaijan this year, in the hope of steering teams away from defaulting to a one-stop strategy, actually... read more »

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Hamilton explains strategy miscue which caused early F1 Azerbaijan GP qualifying exit

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 509 views )

"We didn't have the right tyre on at the end."That was a downcast Lewis Hamilton's assessment of why he was eliminated from qualifying for the Formula 1... read more »

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Why teams might avoid Pirelli's soft tyre at the F1 Azerbaijan GP

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 519 views )

Azerbaijan might have been on the Formula 1 calendar for almost a decade but this weekend is likely to throw up many unknowns.One of those is caused by Pirelli's decision... read more »

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STRATEGY: Why might McLaren lose its usual race pace advantage?

about 1 year ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 540 views )

Despise a tyre allocation from the softer end of Pirelli's six-compound range, tyres have shown very little degradation so far this weekend, which could witness McLaren... read more »

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Pirelli expects one-stop strategy for Zandvoort race despite softer compounds

about 1 year ago

from: F1Technical.net

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Despite having provided drivers with softer compounds for this weekend's Dutch Grand Prix, Pirelli expects the one-stop strategy to turn out as teams' preferred... read more »

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'Michael Schumacher was out to get me, trying to humiliate me'

about 1 year ago

from: Crash.Net

( 528 views )

But Damon Hill discovered a softer side to Michael Schumacher after retiring read more »

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Pirelli goes a step softer for this weekend's British Grand Prix

about 1 year ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 471 views )

As the midpoint of the season sees Formula 1 return to Silverstone where it all began 75 years ago, F1's sole tyre manufacturer Pirelli will supply teams with softer... read more »

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British Grand Prix: Preview - Pirelli

about 1 year ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 509 views )

Pirelli has gone with the C2 as hard, the C3 as medium and the C4 as soft, a step softer than last year, the aim being to create a wider range of strategy options for the race. read more »

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Strategy Corner: How preventing an overheating rear is key at F1 Austrian GP

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 500 views )

In recent weeks, much of the tyre talk in Formula 1 has surrounded the C6 compound and how it has not had the sort of impact Pirelli might have been hoping for as it looked to... read more »

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Pirelli tyre compound step set for F1 Belgian GP

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 443 views )

Pirelli has announced which tyre compounds will be available for all the remaining rounds for the summer break, with significant changes for the British and Belgian Grands... read more »

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How did Hamilton and Bearman overwrite the laws of physics at Imola?

about 1 year ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 555 views )

Despite starting on the white-walled hard tyres at last Sunday's Imola race, seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton and Haas driver Ollie Bearman were the quickest off the... read more »

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Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Race team notes - Pirelli

about 1 year ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 444 views )

The decision to go with a trio of compounds one step softer than last year proved to be the right one. read more »

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Why Aston Martin's F1 turnaround is genuine despite Imola GP tyre gamble

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 664 views )

A smart tyre choice helped Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll qualify a shock fifth and sixth for Imola's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. But how genuine is Aston Martin's... read more »

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ANALYSIS: Conventional strategy despite softer compounds

about 1 year ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 490 views )

Despite the softer compounds and extremely high track temperatures, drivers were eager to complete last Sunday's Miami Grand Prix with a conventional one-stop strategy.... read more »