News Details
Top teams resisting F1 tyre blanket ban
Oct.13 Top teams are resisting a push to see tyre blankets banned in Formula 1. The sport is keen to move away from the costly and energy-hungry practice of pre-heating tyres, with the item to be discussed at the F1 Commission in London on Wednesday. But some teams are arguing that, with orders already placed for tyre blankets in 2022, drivers will struggle to get heat into their rubber without them – especially with the low-profile tyres set to debut in 2022. Auto Motor und Sport, however, claims that it is mainly the big teams arguing to keep the blankets. 'In qualifying, the cars sometimes wait several minutes at the pit exit to get a good position on the track,' an unnamed team...
Full Story »
Full Story »
2y ago from OneStopStrategy.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
'Formula 1 teams fight to ban electric blankets'
Formula 1 wants to get rid of the electric blankets that heat the tyres...
2y ago from GPBlog.com
Glock: ‘Overwhelmed’ Mazepin could get race ban
Ex-F1 racer Timo Glock believes action needs to be taken against Nikita...
2y ago from PlanetF1.com
'Top teams as Red Bull and Mercedes hold back big...
Formula 1 wants to get rid of the electric blankets that heat the tyres...
2y ago from GPBlog.com
Pirelli: Hamilton tyres would not last until the end
Formula 1 exclusive tyre supplier Pirelli backed Mercedes after Lewis...
2y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Quartararo ‘happy' to have ‘first...
Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo says that the MotoGP French Grand...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Acosta: French GP was first chance for "something...
No description available...
17h ago from Motorsport.com
Marquez ¡still missing something’ to fight for 2024...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Indy 500: Dixon fastest at 229.107mph as weather halts...
No description available...
16h ago from Motorsport.com
Abel ends Indy 500 entry hopes, cites funding as cause
Abel Motorsports will not be fielding a car in this year’s Indianapolis...
1w ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Kanaan only an option for Indy 500 if Larson is forced...
No description available...
10h ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar confirms new hybrid engine race debut for...
No description available...
13h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Evans feels “new ideas” are required after WRC...
No description available...
17h ago from Motorsport.com
Neuville stunned by almost “impossible” result in...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Tanak not far from “being in the fight” after...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Ogier: Surpassing Markku Alen’s WRC Portugal record...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
“West Ham will beat City on Sunday” - Arsenal fan...
No description available...
36m ago from SportsKeeda.com
Jamie Carragher predicts Arsenal and Manchester City...
No description available...
36m ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal and Man City on red alert as highly-rated...
So far in this 2023/24 campaign, Bayer Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong has...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
'More interest in stopping Arsenal winning the title'...
Former Tottenham Hotspur ace, Jamie Redknapp, really laid into his old...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Horner provides MAJOR update on Verstappen contract clause...
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Norris can beat Verstappen, but battles will 'end in tears'...
McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown is convinced that... Read More »
1h ago from F1i.com
End of story for Imola or Monza after 2026? Domenicali:...
It is time for the first of the two Italian... Read More »
56m ago from GPBlog.com