News Details

Pirelli: Theoretically a two-stopper is the best strategy

Spa-Francorchamps, August 22, 2015 – Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has equalled Michael Schumacher’s run of six consecutive pole positions, after going fastest in qualifying at Spa on the Pirelli P Zero Yellow soft tyre. This was also the ninth Mercedes one-two of the season, with Hamilton’s pole time of 1m47.197s. Hamilton and his team mate Nico Rosberg were the only drivers to get through Q1 on the medium tyre. Not only that, but they were first and second fastest respectively, during their second run on the medium compound. From Q2 onwards, the drivers all used the soft compound, which is currently around 1.4/1.5 seconds per lap faster than the medium tyre. Once again, the two...
Full Story »
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Hamilton leads Mercedes 1,2 Ferrari have qualifying...

Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team driver Lewis Hamilton takes pole position...
9y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Drivers push Pirelli for answers after Rosberg scare

Drivers are pushing Pirelli for an explanation to the tyre failure that...
9y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Dominant Hamilton scorches to Spa pole

Lewis Hamilton produced a stunning display to score his sixth consecutive...
9y ago from SpeedCafe.com

Medium & Soft compound Pirellis for Spa

Belgian Grand Prix – Just like last time out in Hungary, Pirelli...
9y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Closing in' – Fabrizio Romano clarifies major...

Arsenal winger Leandro Trossard may reportedly not be heading for a...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Viktor Gyokeres considering move to Arsenal’s...

Sporting CP star Viktor Gyokeres is reportedly exploring a move to...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'Arteta Out' graffiti appears outside the Emirates as...

An Arsenal fan has filmed some defaced murals near the Emirates Stadium...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

What reliable journo just heard this morning about...

Benjamin Sesko appears set to remain in the Bundesliga after Arsenal...
2h 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.