News Details
Williams blames rims for Massa tyre failures
Williams believes that rim failures were the cause of Felipe Massa's tyre problems in opening practice for the Chinese Grand Prix – although the team is still unclear about what led to them breaking. The Brazilian brought out a session-stopping red flag after 25 minutes of FP1 following a spin at Turn 6, when his left rear tyre appeared to come off the rim and pitched him into a spin. After returning to the pits and being sent back out on to the track, Massa suffered a repeat failure immediately afterwards – prompting the team to remain in the garage for the remainder of the session. Investigations are ongoing about what caused the rims to fail, because their designs are unchanged. It...
Full Story »
Full Story »
9y ago from Motorsport.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Vettel downplays Bahrain engine failure
Sebastian Vettel is confident he will avoid a repeat of his Bahrain...
9y ago from PlanetF1.com
Rosberg fastest as first practice session halted by...
Mercedes' Nico Rosberg set the fastest time in free practice 1 ahead...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com
Shanghai FP1: Rosberg fastest but tyre failures mar...
Nico Rosberg finished fastest in an opening practice session for Sunday's...
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Button to use second engine in China as Honda promises...
Jenson Button will take his second engine of the season for the Chinese...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
MotoGP’s 2026 pre-season schedule is still up in the...
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
Pedro Acosta reveals how ‘disaster’ Saturday...
Pedro Acosta revealed “KTM is improving in every race” after taking...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Yamaha confirms its V4 will race at MotoGP San Marino...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez: ‘Not normal to win every weekend’...
Marc Marquez admits “it’s not normal to win every weekend” despite...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Chip Ganassi shuts down Alex Palou and Red Bull F1...
No description available...
7h ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar partners with iRacing for standalone video...
The NTT IndyCar Series will feature in a new branded video game title,...
5h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Mother Nature helped, but Christian Rasmussen was the...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Winners and losers of IndyCar Snap-On Milwaukee Mile...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
FIA launches tender process for new WRC promoter
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Esteban Ocon's wild childhood dream: 'I wanted to buy...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
How drones will change the way you watch motorsport
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Report: Arsenal make enquiry for 18-year-old attacker...
Arsenal have been linked with the move for the Fluminense attacking...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com
'He's got ability where you just can't teach it' -...
Arsenal hero Theo Walcott has compared teenager Max Dowman to Barcelona...
13h ago from SportsKeeda.com
“I’m not convinced anyway” - Emmanuel Petit...
Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit believes that it will be tough for Mikel...
16h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Kai Havertz ruled out of Arsenal and Germany games and...
t;li>Forward sustained knee injury at Manchester UnitedArsenal must...
17h ago from TheGuardian.com
Comments
Hottest News
Champion tipped for SHOCK Red Bull move
Red Bull are keen on signing a world champion... Read More »
10h ago from GPFans.com
Power unit: How many power unit components do drivers still...
With the three-week summer break slowly drawing... Read More »
2h ago from F1Technical.net
Hilarious outtakes of Bottas F1 return announcement revealed
Hilarious behind-the-scenes footage of Valtteri... Read More »
6h ago from GPFans.com
