News Details
Lewis Hamilton expecting a race full of 'lift-and-coasting'
Lewis Hamilton says he's expecting a race full of 'lift-and-coasting' because of the massive time penalty required to make a pitstop during the French Grand Prix. The pit entry and exit have both been relocated at the Paul Ricard circuit, lengthening the pitlane substantially and, with the FIA mandating a slower 60km/h speed limit as opposed to the usual 80km/h, the time penalty for stopping is just under 30-seconds. Hamilton therefore expects everyone to try and preserve their tyres to make a one-stop strategy work, which the Briton expects will result in a fairly mundane race. 'The tyres, even though we have the soft, they are pretty hard – for a single lap they are really...
Full Story »
Full Story »
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Formula 1 tyres a rollercoaster for teams - Haas
Haas’ Guenther Steiner says the nature of Formula 1 tyres is making...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Bottas expecting tyres 'to be on the limit' on race day
Valtteri Bottas is expecting drivers to struggle with tyre degradation on...
6y ago from F1i.com
Pirelli primer: which tyres for the French GP?
Pirelli is expecting drivers to be able to push hard in next Sunday's...
6y ago from F1i.com
Renault dynamic transforming after recent gains -...
Daniel Ricciardo believes the “whole dynamic is transforming”...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Marc Marquez would “hate” Barcelona if it...
No description available...
15h ago from Motorsport.com
Luca Marini has “really high expectations” from...
No description available...
12h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Colton Herta leaves IndyCar to pursue F1 with Cadillac...
The Cadillac F1 Team has announced that it has hired IndyCar star Colton...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Will Power to replace Colton Herta at Andretti in 2026
No description available...
10h ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar moves street race from Toronto to Markham for...
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar’s Toronto race shifted to new venue for 2026
IndyCar’s yearly visit north of the border to Canada will be held at a...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier races to thrilling comeback...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
WRC championship twist as Hyundai retires Adrien...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Sebastian Ogier wants WRC title by “winning...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
“It just didn’t make any sense” - Craig Burley...
Former Chelsea midfielder Craig Burley has criticised Arsenal for not...
15h ago from SportsKeeda.com
“It’s easy to criticise if you’re not on the...
Viktor Gyokeres has shared his thoughts on Freddie Ljungberg's criticism...
16h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Nottingham Forest secure late loan move for Zinchenko
Nottingham Forest have pulled off a late Deadline Day loan move for...
17h ago from SkySports.com
Comments
Hottest News
McLaren issue Mercedes twist after confirming blame for...
McLaren have issued an update on the incident... Read More »
17h ago from GPFans.com
Toto Wolff issues verdict on mid-season exit for Mercedes...
F1 team principal Toto Wolff has issued a verdict... Read More »
8h ago from GPFans.com
Daniel Ricciardo supercar set to fetch eye-watering...
Daniel Ricciardo is parting ways with his iconic... Read More »
8h ago from RacingNews365.com
