News Details

Resurfaced Sepang a new challenge for F1 teams - Pirelli

Pirelli technical boss Mario Isola expects the newly resurfaced Sepang circuit to provide F1 teams with a new challenge this weekend. In addition to a less abrasive surface, all bumps have been removed and the cambers at some corners have been changed, which will have an impact on lines. One of the main aims of the revisions was to reduce the impact of standing water, which means that the track will also be very different in wet conditions. There were some issues with "weeping" at Turn 9 with the track remaining damp after rain, but those have now been addressed. "There are quite a lot of modifications on the circuit," Isola told Motorsport.com. "We already measured...
Full Story »
9y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Magnussen endured Singapore GP with no water bottle

Kevin Magnussen’s tenth place finish in the Singapore Grand Prix last...

FIA confident Sepang track issues resolved

The FIA are confident that Sepang bosses have taken 'every reasonable...
9y ago from PlanetF1.com

Massa column: Battling through Williams' most feared...

In his latest column, Felipe Massa reflects on a difficult Singapore Grand...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Next rounds on Renault!

Kevin Mag talks about his troubles with his water in the searing heat of...
9y ago from F1.co.uk

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

Ahead of crucial Atletico Madrid face off in UEFA...

Four Arsenal players have reportedly missed first-team training ahead of...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

“It’s a horrible one” - Gary Neville names...

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has named the one fixture in which...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Viktor Gyökeres has scored 21 goals this season. He...

y Alexis Sánchez and Thierry Henry have had more prolific first seasons...
2h ago from TheGuardian.com

Premier League: talking points from the weekend’s...

e Slot is fuming, Mikel Arteta’s big risk pays off and Josh Dasilva...
2h ago from TheGuardian.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.