News Details

Sebastian Vettel moves to play down rivals' long-run F1 test pace

Sebastian Vettel has raised doubts over the long-run pace that rivals Mercedes and Red Bull were able to display during Formula 1 pre-season testing. Formula 1 teams gathered at Spanish Grand Prix venue Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for eight days of running, with race simulations prioritised towards the end of the gathering. Mercedes captured the attention with a strong race simulation, leading to suggestions it is ahead of the pack, including Ferrari – its main 2017 rival, with Red Bull having made gains. However, Mercedes conducted its race simulation on Pirelli’s Medium tyres, with regulations stipulating that two dry-weather compounds must be used in a Grand Prix. It is...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Daniel Ricciardo: Red Bull more prepared than any...

Daniel Ricciardo believes Red Bull is more prepared for the new Formula 1...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Tyre selections for Australian Grand Prix revealed

Formula 1 teams have loaded up on Pirelli’s Ultrasoft tyres for the...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Lewis Hamilton 'doesn't care' about Sebastian Vettel's...

Reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton says he is not remotely bothered...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Mercedes: Both drivers seem to like the car

Having completed over 1,000 laps in pre-season testing, Mercedes-AMG...
8y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Longtime IndyCar team owner Dennis Reinbold passes...

Dreyer and Reinbold Racing announced Sunday that the team’s owner and...

IndyCar Officiating details infraction severity levels

IndyCar Officiating has released more specific information regarding the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal handed major boost as sought-after 50m star...

Arsenal are interested in signing Manu Kone from AS Roma. The Frenchman...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal interested in untouchable Real Madrid target...

Arsenal are interested in signing the Spanish defender Ivan Fresneda from...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Journo confirms Man United and Arsenal midfield target...

Tottenham have reportedly entered the race for Newcastle United midfielder...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Insider confirms £280k per week Arsenal star is being...

Kai Havertz has reportedly emerged as a name on Bayer Leverkusen’s...
12h 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.