News Details
Mercedes says warm-up fears led to medium tyre decision
Mercedes says fears over tyre warm up with the hard compound Pirelli tyres was the reason they opted to go for mediums with both drivers at the Monaco Grand Prix. After a safety car was deployed to recover debris scattered by Charles Leclerc's Ferrari, Mercedes opted to fit the medium, less durable tyre for both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, something their rivals did not follow. With Bottas switching to the hards on the next lap due to his close shave in the pitlane with Max Verstappen, it left Hamilton vulnerable from those behind and he was forced to nurse his tyres for 67 laps to the end. Speaking after the race, Mercedes chief race engineer Andrew Shovlin admitted that Mercedes...
Full Story »
Full Story »
6y ago from GPBlog.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Mercedes says warm-up fears prompted medium tyre choice
Mercedes' Andrew Shovlin says the decision to switch Lewis Hamilton to...
6y ago from F1i.com
Mercedes opted against hard tyres over warm-up fears
Mercedes’ decision to switch Lewis Hamilton onto Medium tyres during...
6y ago from Crash.net
Mercedes admits tyre warm-up as a 'concern' for the...
Mercedes have admitted it has a tyre warm-up "concern" ahead of...
6y ago from GPBlog.com
Pirelli outlines Monaco Grand Prix strategy options
Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli expects a one-stop strategy to be the...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
MotoGP French GP: Jorge Martin wins sprint after...
No description available...
59m ago from Motorsport.com
MotoGP proposes banning ride-height devices for...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
Jorge Martin storms to dominant Le Mans MotoGP Sprint...
Jorge Martin secured his second MotoGP Sprint victory of the season with...
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
MotoGP French GP: Francesco Bagnaia takes surprise...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Enzo Fittipaldi snags first Indy NXT win in Race 1 of...
No description available...
17h ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar postpones IMS qualifying due to rain
The NTT IndyCar Series has postponed qualifying due to continuing...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Rain washes out IndyCar qualifying at Indianapolis...
No description available...
16h ago from Motorsport.com
Second IndyCar practice at IMS headed up by Alex Palou
IndyCar took to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course for the...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
WRC Portugal: Oliver Solberg stunningly jumps to first...
No description available...
3h ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Portugal: Organisers investigate major stage...
No description available...
18h ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Portugal: Adrien Fourmaux off gives Sebastien...
No description available...
22h ago from Motorsport.com
Dani Sordo questions “stupid” WRC tyre rules amid...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Merse: Can't see anything apart from Arsenal winning...
Paul Merson thinks Arsenal winning the league is done deal after...
1h ago from SkySports.com
Update on PSG trio's fitness and chances of returning...
Paris Saint-Germain reportedly expect to have Achraf Hakimi, Lucas...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arsenal could try signing unsettled Kylian Mbappe if...
Arsenal have been tipped to change the course of their history if they win...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Sources: Chelsea & other PL clubs eyeing...
Chelsea are understood to be on alert for the possible transfer of Arsenal...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
F1 News Today: Lewis Hamilton Ferrari fury, retirement...
Lewis Hamilton has shown frustration over... Read More »
59m ago from GPFans.com
F1 journalist expects bombshell announcement from Lewis...
F1 journalist Louis Dekker expects a bombshell... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com
Mercedes chief boasts how Lewis Hamilton still helped them...
A Mercedes boss has revealed the impact that... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
