News Details

Pirelli predicts difficult Q2 for harder tyres

There has been a "surpising" gap between the Hypersoft and the Ultrasoft tyre compound according to Pirelli, and this will make it more unlikely for the top teams to get through Q2 on Saturday. Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull have had the speed advantage over the rest of the field this season, and this has meant they'd be able to pick the most durable tyre compound to progress from Q2. Pirelli's head or racing Mario Isola believes that such a plan won't work in Abu Dhabi because of the "surprising" gap between the two compounds. "The biggest surprise is that the Hypersoft is a lot quicker," Isola explained to Autosport. "We were estimating a...
Full Story »
7y ago from GPBlog.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Mercedes: "We've asked the wrong things from...

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes Formula One teams have asked "the...
7y ago from GPBlog.com

Pirelli say Brazilian GP “one of the most...

Pirelli motorsport boss Mario Isola hailed the Brazilian Grand Prix as...
7y ago from GPBlog.com

Abu Dhabi tyre test test crucial for 2019 season

Ahead of the post-season test in Abu Dhabi, Pirelli racing director Mario...
7y ago from GPBlog.com

Isola curious to see how hyper-soft tyre performs at...

Mario Isola previews the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP, a race that sees the...

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Brad Binder reveals why he is optimistic he can bounce...

Factory KTM rider Brad Binder has admitted that his 2025 MotoGP season...

Enea Bastianini ‘can’t explain’ KTM tyre...

Enea Bastianini admitted he “can’t explain why” he struggled to...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Race start times for 2026 IndyCar season announced

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced the race broadcast start times for...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal deliver statement win and bury the Emery bogey...

fluent football of autumn returned against an Aston Villa team who have...
51m ago from TheGuardian.com

Arsenal RUN RIOT against Aston Villa in statement win!

FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Arsenal's match against Aston Villa in the...
1h ago from SkySports.com

'Got cleaned out by a ghost', 'Not an upgrade' -...

​Arsenal fans are unhappy with Piero Hincapié's performance in their...
31m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Emery explains why he didn't shake Arteta's hand

Unai Emery explained why he didn't shake the hand of Mikel Arteta at full...
31m ago from SkySports.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.