News Details

Pirelli expects teams to one-stop at Australian Grand Prix

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli believes a one-stop strategy is likely to be favoured by teams at the Australian Grand Prix, even though it suspects a two-stop is a quicker approach. Pirelli has brought the C2 (Hard), C3 (Medium) and C4 (Soft) compounds to Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit, with either the Medium or Soft mandatory for one stint of the 58-lap Grand Prix. All of the drivers starting in the top 10 will be using the Soft tyres for the opening stint, while the remaining drivers have free choice of starting compound. Pirelli believes two 21-lap stints on Softs, followed by a 16-lap stint on Mediums, is the quickest approach, but that a one-stop approach is more likely. This...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Australian GP: Preview - Pirelli

The Australian Grand Prix season-opener takes place on a street circuit...
5y ago from Pitpass.com

F1 teams to be presented with finalised 2021 package

Formula 1 teams are set to be presented with the finalised package for...
5y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Australian GP: Practice team notes - Pirelli

The cars are faster than last year: the best time from Mercedes driver...
5y ago from Pitpass.com

Pirelli's Mario Isola: 'It's all about allowing...

©WRI For 2019, Pirelli has decided to modify its tyre denomination from...
5y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Francesco Bagnaia: Jorge Martin ‘impossible to...

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia has conceded that it was “impossible to...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Pedro Acosta says his first MotoGP win is...

Pedro Acosta thinks he is 'getting closer and closer' to achieving his...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal keeping tabs on 23-year-old La Liga wide player

Arsenal have been linked with a move for the Girona left-back Miguel...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Perfect' – Thierry Henry and Micah Richards...

It was a European night to remember for Arsenal Football Club, and former...
50m 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.