News Details

Ricciardo seeking early edge with SuperSoft choice

 XPB Images Daniel Ricciardo will be starting his US GP tomorrow on Pirelli's SuperSoft tyre in a choice which will see the Aussie be pitted at the outset against  his soft-shod top rivals, including his team mate. Red Bull's split strategy came about as a result of each driver's preference, with Ricciardo obviously expressing a liking for the softest compound available and the edge it may provide him at the start. "We talked about it before the session and Max was more keen to start on the Soft, and I was happy with the SuperSoft," explained Ricciardo. "I was bit more comfortable on that tyre yesterday on the long runs, that was the reason for that. Hopefully it...
Full Story »
9y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Ricciardo hopeful of tyre advantage at start

– Daniel Ricciardo is hopeful that he will enjoy an advantage over...
9y ago from GPUpdate.net

Mercedes go conservative with Mexican Grand Prix tyre...

Mercedes have opted for a conservative tyre strategy for the Mexican...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

US GP: Rosberg quickest in FP2, Ricciardo close behind

Championship leader Nico Rosberg set the fastest time in second practice...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Verstappen and Ricciardo agreed with split tyre...

Red Bull boss Christian Horner insists that Daniel Ricciardo and Max...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Guenther Steiner: Tech3 2027 MotoGP rider line-up to...

Tech3 team boss Guenther Steiner has revealed that the team will decide...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou opens Indy 500 practice with fastest time

The first day of IndyCar’s two-week build-up to the Indianapolis 500...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Alex Zanardi – a man who overcame loss to become...

Motorsport Week takes a look back at the remarkable career of Alex...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Thierry Neuville nabs Portuguese win

Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais had their eighth Rally de Portugal...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Arsenal lining up historic 90m transfer...

Arsenal are reportedly lining up a 90m transfer bid for Real Madrid...
41m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal urged to make bold move for versatile...

Arsenal have been told they should be ready to make a serious move for...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Not Rice or Raya: Scholes names Arsenal player who...

Paul Scholes has never been the type to say something just to please...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Season over for brilliant Ben White

Morning all. I don't like to start the blog with bad news but that's what...
4h 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.