News Details

Mercedes tyre choice was “crucial” to Russian GP win - Wolff

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff believes his side’s strategy gamble to start the Russian Grand Prix on Medium tyres was a “crucial” factor behind its victory. With Mercedes anticipating to lose ground to Ferrari on the long drag down to Turn 2 due to the Scuderia’s superior straight-line speed, the German manufacturer opted for a different strategy. Both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas set their quickest laps of Q2 on Pirelli’s Medium compound, meaning they could run longer into Sunday’s race than the Soft-starting Ferraris. It would prove an important factor as the long-running Hamilton was able to pit under Virtual Safety Car conditions, meaning he was able to retain...
Full Story »
6y ago from Crash.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Ferrari left surprised by Mercedes' race strategy

Ferrari boss, Mattia Binotto, has said the team are surprised to see...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com

Mercedes vow to turn weaknesses into strengths

Things didn't go according to plan for Mercedes in Singapore, but Toto...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com

Pirelli outlines Russian Grand Prix strategy options

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli is expecting a one-stop strategy to be...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Wolff: Mercedes package ‘not enough' anymore

Mercedes principal Toto Wolff admits that the team's overall package is...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

CFMoto ‘fully committed’ to supporting potential...

CFMoto Aspar team boss Jorge Martinez says the Chinese manufacturer is...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Dual-tone Chevy ZR1X pace car revealed for...

The NTT IndyCar Series has revealed the Chevrolet pace car for the...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Rookie Caio Collet fastest in two-day Indy 500 open...

The NTT IndyCar Series held its traditional two-day open test for the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Arsenal have got a fantastic player, really...

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has claimed he's upset about his former...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal target two game-changers in huge 250 million...

Arsenal are preparing for a busy transfer window, and they have identified...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Atleti boss Diego Simeone provides Julian Alvarez...

Atletico Madrid will face Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals...
11h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Paul Merson predicts Manchester United vs Liverpool...

I went to the Premier League game at the Emirates last weekend and I could...
12h ago from SportsKeeda.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.