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Grosjean pleased with points after 'tough race'

over 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

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Romain Grosjean says he was pleased to collect some championship points as he endured a tough race at the Spanish Grand Prix. Grosjean experienced high tyre wear and clipped... read more »

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Tyres behind modern F1's slow lap times - Toto Wolff

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1702 views )

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says it is the current tyres, not car technology, that makes modern Formula One seem too slow to be the motorsport's premier category. Since the... read more »

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Overheating rears trigger disappointing qualifying for Sauber

over 10 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 1150 views )

Qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix did not produce the results the Sauber F1 Team had hoped for. Felipe Nasr made it into Q2, but was not able to finish further up than 15th... read more »

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Ricciardo disappointed with 'worst qualifying ever'

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2083 views )

Daniel Ricciardo says he has no explanation as to why he lost half a second in the final sector on his flying lap in Q3, leading to him qualifying down in tenth position. The... read more »

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Williams: Upgrades closed Ferrari gap

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 642 views )

The Williams Formula 1 team believes its improved showing in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying is down to a combination of an update package and a better understanding of the tyres read more »

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Free F1 tyre choice 'reckless' - Pirelli

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1408 views )

Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery fears certain teams would be "reckless" and compromise safety if they were allowed a free choice of tyres over a Formula 1 grand... read more »

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'Freak' tyre incident cost Raikkonen

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1346 views )

Ferrari Formula 1 driver Kimi Raikkonen said a "freak" incident with a blanket burning a set of tyres hampered him in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying read more »

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F1 considers free tyre choices

over 10 years ago

from: BBC.co.uk/F1

( 859 views )

F1 bosses consider allowing teams to choose the tyres they take to races, which could make racing more unpredictable. read more »

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Senior figures warn against radical change in 2017

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1280 views )

Senior Formula 1 figures have warned against radical change in 2017, believing it will only benefit the larger teams capable of spending their way to front. F1's... read more »

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Hamilton sure Mercedes pace 'pretty strong'

over 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1647 views )

World Champion Lewis Hamilton is confident about Mercedes' prospects at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix but says the outfit spent Friday practice focusing on tyre... read more »

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Rear tyres hurting Sauber - Nasr

over 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 962 views )

Felipe Nasr says that Sauber is being hindered by overusing its rear tyres around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Nasr set the 15th quickest time in the afternoon session... read more »

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Spanish GP: Preview - Pirelli

over 10 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1135 views )

Controlling wear and degradation is the biggest challenge, as Montmelo takes a lot out of the tyres due to long high-speed corners and fast changes of direction. read more »

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Red Bull: 'We can close gap with aero improvements'

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2127 views )

Red Bull aren't simply waiting for Renault to find extra performance from its hybrid-V6 power unit to help close the gap to leaders Ferrari and Mercedes. The team believe... read more »

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Overtaking too easy in F1 - Mark Webber

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1518 views )

Mark Webber believes rapidly degrading tyres and overtaking aids like DRS detract from the appeal of Formula One rather than add to it. When Pirelli arrived in the sport in... read more »

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Tech Talk: How F1 uses rubber - it's more than tyres

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2576 views )

Rubber as a material has been known to humankind for thousands of years, initially used by the native South Americans and observed by Cortez in the 1520's and then brought... read more »

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Teams should be able to choose own tyre compounds - Force India

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1402 views )

Force India believe the teams should be allowed to pre-select their desired tyre compounds for each race during a season. At present, Pirelli chooses which two compounds -... read more »

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Lotus opens up filming day for fans

over 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1361 views )

Lotus has invited Formula 1 fans to attend its filming day free of charge at Brands Hatch on Monday. Romain Grosjean, Pastor Maldonado and reserve driver Jolyon Palmer will... read more »

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Pirelli to use softest compounds at three of next four races

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1092 views )

Pirelli has opted to bring soft and super-soft tyres to three of the next four races. At the next grand prix in Spain the teams will have hard and medium tyres to contend with... read more »

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Pirelli unveils tyre compounds for next four races

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1366 views )

Pirelli has uneviled which compounds it will take to the Spanish, Monaco, Canadian and Austrian Grands Prix over the next few months. The official tyre supplier has chosen to... read more »

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Pirelli announces tyres for next four races

over 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 896 views )

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has announced the compounds which it will bring to the next four races. As in 2014, the two hardest tyres from the range - Medium and Hards -... read more »

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Pirelli nominates compounds for next four races

over 10 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 889 views )

Pirelli has nominated the tyres to be used in Spain, Monaco, Canada and Austria, sticking with the same choices as 2014. read more »

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Bahrain GP: Qualifying notes - Williams

over 10 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 411 views )

It was a good qualifying for us, our cars are fifth and sixth quickest out there and we also saved tyres for the race. read more »

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Bahrain GP: Qualifying notes - Mercedes

over 10 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 704 views )

It's going to be interesting now to see how Mercedes and Ferrari use their tyres over longer stints in the race. read more »

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Rosberg sets pace in second practice

over 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 930 views )

Nico Rosberg set the pace during the second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, which took place under the lights at Sakhir. Rosberg set a time of 1:34.647 to beat... read more »

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Raikkonen heads Vettel in first Bahrain session

over 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 809 views )

Kimi Raikkonen headed a Ferrari 1-2 during a first practice session which took place in very hot conditions in Bahrain. Raikkonen posted a 1:37.827 on the Medium tyres as the... read more »