News Details

Vettel struggling in the heat at Spa

Sebastian Vettel says the warm weather at Spa is causing problems with the durability of Pirelli's tyres, which could hamper hinder Ferrari in Sunday's race. Unlike Mercedes, Ferrari opted to maximise the number of supersoft tyres while taking just one set of the medium rubber. However, like many of their rivals they struggled with the drop-off of the latter. Vettel's team-mate Kimi Raikkonen went out for his supersoft run on Friday afternoon with the track temperature hovering around 40'C. The Finn aborted his first lap and after trying a second flying lap, which put him P6, informed the Scuderia that he was already struggling to stay on the circuit. Vettel, meanwhile, covered 12 laps on...
Full Story »
9y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Vettel 'struggling and sliding' on first day at Spa

 XPB Images Sebastian Vettel denied that he was feeling...
9y ago from F1i.com

Pirelli to test prototype stronger tyres

Pirelli is to run stronger experimental tyres during Friday's free...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Pirelli to trial stronger tyres during Belgian Grand...

Pirelli will test a stronger version of its current tyres during Friday...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Spa calls for ‘sharp’ strategies, says Vettel's...

 XPB Images Riccardo Adami, who engineers Sebastian Vettel at...
9y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Honda confirms early discussions for 2028 factory...

Honda, one of two engine manufacturers that supply IndyCar, has confirmed...

Romain Grosjean returns to IndyCar with full time seat...

Dale Coyne Racing has made public its plans for the 2026 IndyCar season,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Elfyn Evans wins Swedish showdown

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin clinched victory on Rally Sweden which ended...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Player ratings: Arsenal 4-0 Wigan

Arsenal advanced to the last 16 of the FA Cup with a convincing win over...
1h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal Prediction and...

Wolverhampton Wanderers will host Arsenal at the Molineux on Wednesday in...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Report: Arsenal target versatile Spanish defender who...

Arsenal’s summer recruitment drive is already taking shape, and one of...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsecast Extra Episode 681 – 16.02.2026

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
10h 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.