News Details

Weather change a boost to Mercedes in Austria

Lewis Hamilton’s hopes for a change of weather to make the track more suitable for the ultrasoft tyre he must start the race on have been answered, as Formula 1 was greeted to a miserable start to Sunday. The world champion had expressed some concern after qualifying that Mercedes’ Q2 strategy of running the ultrasoft for its quickest laps was in contrast to that of his key rivals Ferrari and Red Bull who used supersoft rubber. Both Mercedes drivers had suffered serious blistering issues within just a few laps when they ran the ultrasoft in FP3 on Saturday morning, suggesting that the tyre could require an early stop in the race. Mercedes was surprised when the Ferrari and Red Bull...
Full Story »
9y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Hamilton fears Ferrari tyre strategy may be better

Lewis Hamilton believes rival Ferrari may have the upper hand in terms of...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

A disappointing qualifying for Sauber Team ahead of...

Felipe Nasr: "Starting from the back of the field we have to try...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Pirelli’s Paul Hembery: “We may have a two-stop...

Pirelli Motorsport Director Paul Hembery believes the introduction of the...

Austrian GP – Tyre compound selction reminder...

For Formula One’s annual visit to the Red Bull Ring, with its stunning...
9y ago from JWGrandPrix.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

McLaren eyes Fernando Alonso reunion to complete...

Zak Brown has said he will "continue to bug" Fernando Alonso to...

Arrow McLaren unveils liveries for 2026 IndyCar...

Arrow McLaren has taken the wraps off its trio of challengers for the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

“How they feel is how they feel” - Marc Guehi...

Manchester City centre-back Marc Guehi shared his thoughts about getting...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

The title race was always on …

Morning all. So, the 9 point lead at the top became 6 when Man City beat...
4h ago from Arseblog.com

Report: Arsenal hold advantage in race to sign...

Arsenal are keeping a close watch on the contract situation of Leon...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Source: Man United face Arsenal competition to sign...

Iliman Ndiaye is establishing himself as one of the best attacking talents...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments


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.