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Tyres the cause of Red Bull's lack of race pace

over 11 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said Red Bull's surprising lack of race pace was due to an inability to make the tyres last in the Australian Grand Prix read more »

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Pirelli: 'supersofts succeeded in their task'

over 11 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1326 views )

Pirelli brushed aside any grumbles about the supersoft option tyres being too short-lived in Melbourne, and said they'd worked just as intended. read more »

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Pirelli happy with Melbourne tyre choice

over 11 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 802 views )

For the first time since Pirelli started supplying F1 tyres, the Italian firm opted to nominate the super soft and medium compound tyres to Albert Part for the Australian GP.... read more »

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Ferrari hit targets and lead constructors championship

over 11 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 565 views )

Thirty points in the bag for Scuderia Ferrari after the Australian Grand Prix, thanks to a second place for Fernando Alonso and a fourth for Felipe Massa. Both drivers made... read more »

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Red Bull blames tyres and temperature

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 837 views )

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner blamed the cooler than expected temperatures in the Australian Grand Prix for hampering his team's chances of victory read more »

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Fifth better than expected, says Hamilton

over 11 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 531 views )

Lewis Hamilton says his fifth-place finish in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix was much better than Mercedes had been expecting after pre-season testing. The Briton, who... read more »

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Sutil in seventh heaven after strong racing return

over 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 805 views )

Adrian Sutil expressed his delight after finishing in seventh place on his return to the sport. Sutil started from twelfth place on the medium compound tyre, a strategy which... read more »

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Kimi: Easy to look after tyres

over 11 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 750 views )

In a daunting message to his World Championship rivals, Kimi Raikkonen said it was "easy" for him to conserve his tyres after running a two-stop strategy to winning... read more »

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Tyre choice cost Vergne shot at Q3

over 11 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 991 views )

Jean-Eric Vergne thought he was pitting for another set of intermediate tyres, but Toto Rosso thought slicks would be the better option for Q2 in Melbourne. read more »

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Whitmarsh: That was a shame

over 11 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 692 views )

Martin Whitmarsh concedes that in hindsight McLaren should have put Sergio Perez on the intermediate tyres during Q2 for the Australian GP.... read more »

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Tyre life still an unknown - Red Bull

over 11 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 630 views )

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are still unsure how the tyres will react during Sunday's Australian Grand Prix after wet weather during final practice and qualifying... read more »

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Errors leave McLaren playing catch-up after qualifying

over 11 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 771 views )

Key decisions over tyres cost McLaren dearly in the delayed qualifying session at Albert Park. read more »

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Vettel: Tyres an unknown quantity for race

over 11 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 771 views )

Sebastian Vettel says the field will be heading into the Australian Grand Prix in the dark about the life of Pirelli's tyre compounds, explaining that the situation is... read more »

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GP PR: Australian GP: Qualifying notes - Red Bull

over 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 677 views )

A fantastic way to start the season with a front row lock out. Both drivers delivered fantastic laps on their one and only lap on slick tyres. read more »

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Vergne blames team for tyre error

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 748 views )

Jean-Eric Vergne said his team Toro Rosso team was responsible for the incorrect call to take slick tyres in Q2 in Melbourne. read more »

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Slick gamble fails Perez in Q2

over 11 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 669 views )

The decision to remain on slick tyres cost Sergio Perez, and others, a shot at making it through to final qualifying session at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

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Australian GP: Qualifying notes - Sauber

over 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 733 views )

The car performed well on both the full wet and the intermediate tyres. Unfortunately Esteban was caught out by one of the kerbs in the wet. However, he had a very good pace... read more »

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Hembery: Teams have plenty of tyres

over 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 592 views )

Lack of running due to rain during FP3 is down to the teams not Pirelli, Paul Hembery tells Pitpass read more »

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Grosjean fastest before rain hits final practice

over 11 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 775 views )

A downpour during the final practice session for the Australian Grand Prix gave teams the opportunity to sample the wet and intermediate tyres ahead of what is expected to be a... read more »

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Sutil: A very good day

over 11 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 600 views )

Adrian Sutil has highlighted improving the balance of his Force India on the supersoft tyres as the one area he needs to focus on before qualy... read more »

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Vettel easily fastest in FP2

over 11 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 632 views )

Sebastian Vettel retained his place at the top of the timesheet and was again fastest in free practice 2. He did the same in FP1 with an apparent easy lap, perfectly timed on a... read more »

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Vettel continues to set pace in Melbourne

over 11 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 587 views )

Sebastian Vettel increased his advantage over the rest of the field as practice continued in Melbourne on Friday afternoon, with the German producing a time of 1:25.908 on the... read more »

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Analysis: Tyres the headache, not times

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 902 views )

Uncertainty about the implications of Formula 1's aggressive new Pirelli tyres on qualifying and the race, rather than questions about the competitive order, are... read more »

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Tyre strategy conundrum in Melbourne

over 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 709 views )

The Australian Grand Prix will be a step into the unknown, according to Paul di Resta. Entering his third season in Formula One with Force India, the Scot believes the new... read more »

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Dry qualifying will see interesting strategies - Horner

over 11 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 656 views )

Christian Horner is expecting a tight qualifying session in Australia on Saturday as the teams get to grips with the new tyres and the added pressure on Q1 now that there two... read more »