News Details

Pirelli: Lap records could be challenge

Pirelli believe this season Formula 1 could see some new lap records after picking up the pace in Australia. Ahead of the new campaign, Pirelli predicted that engine development coupled with improved tyres could result in the cars being two seconds a lap quicker. And that's what happened in Melbourne, only it was three seconds. In 2014, the best time at the Albert Park circuit was a 1:29.375 set on the soft tyres in FP3. This season it was a 1:26.327, the time that secured pole position for Lewis Hamilton on the soft tyres. Added to that, last year's fastest lap of the race was a 1:32.478 posted on the soft rubber while this year's was a 1:30.945, set on the slower medium...
Full Story »
10y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Pirelli expects lap records to be challenged

irelli Motorsport Director Paul Hembery reckons lap records could be...
10y ago from GPUpdate.net

F1: Pirelli confident lap records with fall

Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery believes Formula 1 will see 'a...
10y ago from Crash.net

Pirelli expects lap records to tumble this year

Pirelli is predicting lap records will be broken this year thanks to the...
10y ago from Motorsport.com

Analysis - Australia GP

The GP of Australia showed a beginning of atypical season: the...
10y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

MotoGP: Qatar GP ‘unlikely', but a ‘plan...

MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group has admitted that the Qatar Grand Prix...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar Phoenix – Qualifying Results

IndyCar’s busy Friday continued with a single-car, two-lap qualifying...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Delighted to see it', 'Locked in' - Arsenal fans...

It’s all smiles and delight for a section of Arsenal fans after Max...
32m ago from SportsKeeda.com

'We could lose him' – Ray Parlour predicts...

Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour has made it clear that Gabriel Jesus...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

14 G/A star puts Arsenal on alert as he's open to...

Arsenal are reportedly interested in a potential transfer swoop for Paris...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Mansfield Town v Arsenal – live blog

Join us for live blog coverage of our FA Cup 5th round clash away to...
32m ago from Arseblog.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.