News Details

Solution needed for rain races: 'Makes drivers' lives easier'

Rain is becoming more and more of a problem for Formula 1. An important example was the Belgian Grand Prix where only two laps were driven behind the safety car. Fortunately, Formula 1 and Pirelli are thinking about solutions and Ross Brawn and Mario Isola provided us with some more information at Speedweek. The biggest problem with rain is the spray. The cars throw up a lot of water which can cause dangerous situations. Making new tyres therefore seems to be the solution, but the Pirelli boss explains that this is not going to help. "If we built a tyre that moved more water, the spray behind a race car would only increase, making visibility even worse. So a more efficient tire...
Full Story »
4y ago from GPBlog.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

F1 and Pirelli talk about solutions for rain races:...

Rain is becoming more and more of a problem for Formula 1. An important...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Solution needed for rain races: 'Makes drivers' lives...

Rain is becoming more and more of a problem for Formula 1. An important...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Formula 1 now researching wet weather racing solutions

Formula 1 and the FIA have initiated a research program into finding...
4y ago from F1i.com

Soaking up the present while thinking of the future

©TiffanyCromwell With the Mexican Grand Prix just a week away, most...
4y ago from F1i.com

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...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

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

Bayern Munich in contact to sign Arsenal &...

Bayern Munich appear to be stepping up their pursuit of Newcastle United...
52m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Wayne Rooney makes Arsenal Premier League title...

All-time Manchester United top scorer Wayne Rooney reckons Arsenal are the...
22m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal 3-0 Fulham: We needed that

Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video After weeks of has...
13m ago from Arseblog.com

Player ratings: Arsenal 3-0 Fulham

Arsenal delivered an emphatic performance to deliver a big win at The...
8h ago from FreshArsenal.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.