News Details

Australian GP: Preview - Pirelli

Albert Park is a street circuit, making it especially 'green' and dirty at the start of the weekend. It's all about acceleration and braking: the longitudinal forces are greater than the lateral ones. There are lots of slow corners, so the emphasis is on mechanical grip and high downforce. Turn 8 (a right-hander) is fast, like the long left-hander between Clark and Waite grandstands. The left-rear tyre is worked hardest – so that is the one the drivers have to look after. Weather is always unpredictable: there's been bright sunshine and torrential rain in the past. The asphalt is reasonably smooth, so tyre wear and degradation is comparatively low. The three nominated compounds White...
Full Story »
9y ago from Pitpass.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Pirelli announces driver tyre choices for Australian...

F1 tyre supplier Pirelli has announced the nominations of each driver for...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Pirelli announces driver tyre choices for Melbourne

 XPB Images Pirelli has announced the tyre choices made by each...
9y ago from F1i.com

Pirelli reveals tyre nominations for Spanish Grand Prix

F1’s tyre supplier Pirelli has confirmed the compound nominations...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Pirelli reveals tyre sets for season opener

Pirelli has announced the number of tyre sets and compound choices made...
9y ago from Pitpass.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Alex Marquez reveals how he ‘suffered’ to second...

Alex Marquez admits he “suffered” with his Michelin tyres on course...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

AJ Foyt Racing expands veteran support program to full...

AJ Foyt Racing has announced that its successful Homes For Our Troops...

McLaren’s lawsuit against IndyCar champ Alex Palou...

The lengthy court battle between McLaren and Alex Palou is nearing a...

Caio Collet advances up to IndyCar with AJ Foyt Racing

AJ Foyt Racing has announced that Caio Collet will drive for the team in...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg lands factory Toyota Rally1 drive

We called it after Oliver Solberg clinched his WRC2 title in Chile....

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal and Chelsea told to pay around 80-85 million...

Arsenal and Chelsea are interested in signing the Portuguese international...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal and Liverpool join race for 25-goal Barcelona...

Arsenal and Liverpool are interested in signing the Lyon winger Malick...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

What insiders are now saying about Myles...

Myles Lewis Skelly's future at Arsenal remains a talking point ahead of...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Liverpool planning January move for 24-year-old...

Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United are reportedly interested in...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com

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.