News Details

Isola: Tyres reacted well to 'challenging' French GP heat

Pirelli Motorsport boss Mario Isola reported that the 2019 Formula 1 tyres fared well in 'extremely challenging conditions' at Circuit Paul Ricard. The French Grand Prix was another one-stop affair, with most drivers starting on the medium tyres before switching to hards at their sole stops. The softest compound brought to the race, the C4, was used rarely – Alfa Romeo Racing‘s Antonio Giovinazzi and Red Bull Racing‘s Pierre Gasly started on the red-walled tyres due to setting their fastest Q2 time on the compound and failed to hold or improve on their starting positions in the race. Sebastian Vettel used the soft tyres for the final three laps to take the extra point for...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

French GP: Race team notes - Pirelli

The Pirelli-sponsored French Grand Prix was held in track temperatures...
6y ago from Pitpass.com

French Grand Prix Weather Forecast: Le Castellet set...

A new track surface and roasting temperatures will give teams plenty to...
6y ago from GPFans.com

Kubica expects Paul Ricard circuit to put high demand...

Robert Kubica expects the French Grand Prix to put the 2019 Formula 1...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Pirelli sure of tyres holding up in Austria

Coming up to the Austrian Grand Prix, Pirelli chief Mario Isola is...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Miguel Oliveira reveals what’s ‘more difficult’...

Miguel Oliveira says WorldSBK’s race weekend format is harder to adapt...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Motorsport legend Alex Zanardi dies aged 59

Ex-F1 and CART driver Alex Zanardi has passed away aged 59. His family...

Dual-tone Chevy ZR1X pace car revealed for...

The NTT IndyCar Series has revealed the Chevrolet pace car for the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'He’s kind of solved that problem for us' - Ian...

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has heaped praise on Viktor Gyokeres after the...
7h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'He gave you that energy, he lifted everybody' - Paul...

Paul Merson has urged Mikel Arteta to start Myles Lewis-Skelly in...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Fit and firing Bukayo Saka injects fresh belief into...

astating cameo highlighted the crucial role the winger has to play if...
12h ago from TheGuardian.com

‘Might leave..' – Ex-player names Arsenal...

As the season approaches its dramatic conclusion this May, the tension...
16h 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.