CAMPEONATO MUNDO DE F´ROMULA 1 2018 - GRANDE PRÉMIO DA RUSSIA - SEGUNDO AS PREVISÕES DA PIRELLI

Quinta, 04 Outubro 2018 04:40 | Actualizado em Terça, 23 Abril 2024 19:53

LEWIS HAMILTON GOES FASTEST ON P ZERO PINK HYPERSOFT  WITH A TIME CLOSE TO THE 2017 POLE
 
A SLIPPERY SURFACE AND HIGH TRACK EVOLUTION  AS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AT SOCHI
 
PERFORMANCE GAPS EVENLY MATCHED BETWEEN ALL THREE COMPOUNDS SO FAR BUT FULL PICTURE STILL TO EMERGE    – Using the P Zero Pink hypersoft tyre in Russia for the first time, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton claimed fastest time in free practice ahead of his team mate Valtteri Bottas, on the same compound. His time was already close to the 2017 pole, but the slippery and dirty surface in Sochi means that big track evolution is a common feature, with drivers often struggling to find optimal grip. This resulted in some cases of surface graining on the hypersoft, which should reduce when more rubber is laid on the track. The drivers used the opening sessions to find out about all three compounds in Sochi, assessing their speed against likely durability on differing fuel loads. These calculations will form the basis of a race strategy, on a circuit where the generally low energy demands on tyres have to be balanced against the well-known challenge of Turn 3, which can take a lot out of the rubber.
 
MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF CAR RACING “With the track always evolving so quickly in Sochi, it’s not easy to draw any firm conclusions on a Friday. However, we’re seeing that the lap times are getting dramatically faster throughout each session. The compounds also seem to be quite evenly spaced out in terms of performance, which is what we wanted to achieve with the ‘step’ between the nominations. It was important for the teams to find out as much about the hypersoft here as they could, to see how it could fit into a race strategy. Balancing the load between the front and rear tyres, given the quite different demands between the first and third sectors of this circuit, is likely to be a key to success in Russia”.
 
FREE PRACTICE 1 – TOP 3 TIMES
 
 
FREE PRACTICE 2 – TOP 3 TIMES
 
 
DRIVER TIME COMPOUND
Vettel 1m34.488s HYPERSOFT NEW
Verstappen 1m34.538s HYPERSOFT NEW
Hamilton 1m34.818s SOFT NEW
DRIVER TIME COMPOUND
Hamilton 1m33.385s HYPERSOFT NEW
Bottas 1m33.584s HYPERSOFT NEW
Verstappen 1m33.827s HYPERSOFT NEW

 
 
 
 
FP1 - BEST TIME BY COMPOUND 
 
 
 
FP2 - BEST TIME BY COMPOUND 
 
 
MOST LAPS BY COMPOUND SO FAR
 
 
TYRE STATISTICS OF THE DAY
 
 
* The above number gives the total amount of kilometres driven in FP1 and FP2 today, all drivers combined. ** Per compound, all drivers combined.
 
 
MIN. STARTING PRESSURES (slicks) EOS