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How Mercedes and Red Bull have diverged on F1 brake duct ideas

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1048 views )

The modern brake duct has not escaped such a consideration, having been optimised to improve the performance of the brakes and tyres whilst also being used to influence the... read more »

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Alpine: We need to "do better" to beat AlphaTauri to fifth

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1249 views )

Alpine failed to score in the US GP, with both Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon retiring in the latter stages of the race as a result of failures suspected to be caused by the... read more »

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Pirelli boss says company is on target to deliver more durable and raceable F1 tyres for 2022

over 4 years ago

from: BBC.co.uk/F1

( 753 views )

Pirelli says it is on target to deliver the more durable and raceable tyres Formula 1 has requested to accompany next year's new cars. read more »

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Williams will start F1 2022 "on the back foot" by skipping Abu Dhabi test

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1487 views )

As F1 gears up for the arrival of all-new cars and tyres next year, teams are set to have their first proper opportunity to evaluate new 18-inch wheels at the Yas Marina... read more »

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Williams to start 2022 "on the back foot" after missing Abu Dhabi test

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1013 views )

Williams head of vehicle performance Dave Robson has confirmed the team will miss the opportunity to test the new Pirelli 18-inch tyres in a post-season test at Abu Dhabi. read more »

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Mercedes: One-stop simply 'wasn't possible' at US GP

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 688 views )

Lewis Hamilton would not have been able to stay out in front of Max Verstappen on used tyres and make a one-stop strategy work, say Mercedes. read more »

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Max's tyre curve fall-off only happened on 'very last lap'

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 889 views )

Mercedes have said that Max Verstappen managed his tyres to perfection at the United States Grand Prix, only falling off on the last lap. read more »

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Tsunoda: Austin my best F1 race so far

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 915 views )

The Japanese driver qualified 10th and finished ninth in Austin, behind the eight cars from the Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren teams. He was one of only two drivers to... read more »

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Hamilton concedes Red Bull "quicker on all tyres" in US F1 GP

over 4 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 935 views )

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has conceded that Red Bull was "quicker on all tyres" at the Circuit of the Americas. read more »

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Video: Tech Tuesday: F1 Tyres

over 4 years ago

from: YouTube.com

( 1168 views )

For the third part of our web series “Tech Tuesday,” having dealt with “Water” and “Fire,” we now come to the element that is “Earth.” In F1 terms that means the track where... read more »

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Autosport Podcast: United States GP review

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 894 views )

Hamilton beat polesitter Verstappen off the line and got the lead into Turn 1, but Red Bull successfully performed an undercut strategy to get Verstappen out ahead.Although... read more »

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Wolff: Red Bull's early pit stop was 'very courageous'

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1068 views )

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says Red Bull's early pit stop at the United States Grand Prix was a "very courageous" move. Max Verstappen swapped his Mediu tyres... read more »

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Horner ‘didn’t think Max was going to pull that off’

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 645 views )

Christian Horner feared Max Verstappen would get caught at the end of the US GP as his first set of hard tyres were "down to the canvas". read more »

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Verstappen: Tyres were 'really finished' during final laps

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1009 views )

Red Bull's Max Verstappen says he had little to no performance left in his Pirelli tyres during the final laps of the United States Grand Prix. Verstappen was being hunted... read more »

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Red Bull: Verstappen's tyres "down to the canvas" made US GP win doubtful

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1053 views )

An aggressive strategy from Red Bull in going for an early undercut against Lewis Hamilton had put Verstappen in the lead of the race, before the team again triggered an early... read more »

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Sainz questions why Ferrari only team on softs in Q2

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 512 views )

Carlos Sainz is the only driver who will start the United States GP in the top 10 on soft tyres, and he wants an answer from Ferrari. read more »

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United States GP: Qualifying team notes - Williams

over 4 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 689 views )

We'll look to apply the lessons learnt yesterday during the high fuel runs. Looking after the tyres for a stint is not easy in the hot conditions, but we have found a few... read more »

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United States GP: Qualifying team notes - Alfa Romeo

over 4 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 534 views )

Not a bad result in the end, we will be starting just outside the top ten with a free choice of tyres, which can be an advantage. read more »

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F1 United States GP: Verstappen beats Hamilton to pole position

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 774 views )

Despite a small amount of light drizzle arriving as the final runs in the top 10 shootout were unfolding, Verstappen and Hamilton were able to gain time on Perez and lockout... read more »

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High degradation in Austin- tyre analysis after the opening day

over 4 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 730 views )

The opening day for this weekend's United States Grand Prix presented Pirelli's tyres with a huge stress to deal with due to the high temperatures and the punishingly... read more »

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United States GP: Practice team notes - Aston Martin

over 4 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 584 views )

Managing the tyres will be crucial on Sunday because it is very easy to overheat them in these hot conditions. read more »

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United States GP: Practice team notes - Mercedes

over 4 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 613 views )

The second session didn't look as strong, it was easy to overheat the tyres and that was making it harder to be consistent. read more »

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Pirelli's Isola on COTA Resurfacing: "Its characteristics are a question mark for everyone"

over 4 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1112 views )

Pirelli will have question marks over the performance of its tyres this weekend after being unable to analyse the new resurfaced sections of the Circuit of the Americas ahead... read more »

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McLaren hopeful of less "peaky" racing in 2022

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 970 views )

McLaren technical director James Key is hoping Pirelli's 2022 18-inch race tyres will bring an end to "peaky" racing. read more »

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COTA surface a ‘question mark’ for Pirelli

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 783 views )

Given the changes to the surface since F1 last raced there, how the Pirelli tyres fare on the Circuit of the Americas is somewhat unknown. read more »