News Details

Eau Rouge challenge boosted by "scary" new kerb

Formula 1 drivers think the challenge of Eau Rouge has been made greater by a new 'scary' kerb that has been fitted to prevent them cutting the corner. As part of some minor changes made to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit ahead of this weekend' s Belgian Grand Prix, small tweaks have been made to the kerbs. A new 50mm 'Vallelunga' kerb and 100mm combination kerbs have been installed at the bottom of Eau Rouge, while at the Raidillon section at the top of the hill, there is a new 30mm dome kerb featured on the concrete strips behind the main kerb. Former world champion Jenson Button said the kerb was big enough to be a big deterrent for anyone considering trying to gain time by straight lining...
Full Story »
9y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Eau Rouge exciting again, claim F1 drivers

Eau Rouge is back to being one of Formula 1's best corners thanks to the...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Kvyat: Eau Rouge requires bravery again

– Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat says Eau Rouge is back to being a...
9y ago from GPUpdate.net

Spa, Monza won t necessarily show McLaren gains -...

Fernando Alonso says Spa-Francorchamps represents a 'tricky' challenge for...
9y ago from Crash.net

Final F1 Tata connectivity challenge announced

The official Formula 1 connectivity partner Tata Communications announced...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IMS debuts 11 special Taylor Swift helmets to...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway revealed 11 special racing helmets on Friday,...

Graham Rahal hoping better luck helps him rebound in...

Graham Rahal believes a continued streak of bad luck has played a major...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal 'register interest' in £46m attacker as Mikel...

Arsenal and Aston Villa reportedly express an interest in signing...
30m ago from SportsMole.co.uk

David Raya claims Arsenal will not curb their...

t;li>David Raya: ‘We should celebrate every win the same’Goalkeeper...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com

Pundit urges Mikel Arteta to find Arsenal's...

Danny Murphy has dismissed calls that Arsenal have become a ‘boring'...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Title showdown - expert says Slot could dent Arsenal's...

Liverpool expert David Lynch has suggested that Arsenal would find it...
1h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.