#F1 EXPLAINS: Why tyres are crucial to success in Formula 1

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F1 EXPLAINS: Why tyres are crucial to success in Formula 1

After a month-long summer break to recharge the batteries and get ready for the second half of the season, the F1 Explains crew are back with an informative breakdown of another key factor to success in the sport: tyres. New-for-2023, F1 Explains is hosted by Katie Osborne and Christian Hewgill and sees the pair answering a different set of questions each week, with the aim of giving fans the inside line about how F1 works. F1 NATION: Verstappen goes for gold again on home soil with another F1 record in sight – it’s our Dutch GP preview This week, the spotlight is on tyres, which are one of the most important parts of an F1 car, and how getting the best performance from them requires tireless work from drivers, teams and engineers. This feature is currently not available because you need to provide consent to functional cookies. Please update your cookie preferences Joining Osborne and Hewgill for the conversation are three tyre experts: former F1 racer Jolyon Palmer, Mario Isola, motorsport chief for F1 tyre supplier Pirelli, and McLaren’s Director of Race Engineering, Hiroshi Imai. Palmer explains why tyres are so important to drivers; Isola tells us why different tyre compounds are chosen for each race weekend and why F1 tyres wear out; while Imai runs through how F1 teams choose which tyres to use and the tyre rules they must not break. BEYOND THE GRID: Heinz-Harald Frentzen on being Germany’s F1 cult hero F1 Explains has joined in-depth interview podcast Beyond The Grid and magazine show F1 Nation in the official F1 podcast line-up, and you can listen to the latest episode in the player above or by clicking here. via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com

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F2: Crawford goes early to secure maiden pole in stop-start Zandvoort drama

Red Bull junior Jak Crawford proved timing is everything in a chaotic qualifying in Zandvoort. Claiming provisional pole on his second attempt, three Red Flag appearances denied almost everyone a chance to improve, allowing the Hitech Pulse-Eight driver to hold on to his first Formula 2 pole position. Dennis Hauger seemed to have the American’s time beat, but the second Red Flag metres from the line denied his effort and he had to settle for second. Mercedes junior Frederik Vesti set about clawing back Theo Pourchaire’s lead in the Drivers’ Championship in third, as the ART Grand Prix driver couldn’t improve beyond 10th. F1 EXPLAINS: Why tyres are crucial to success in Formula 1 With limited space around the 4.2km circuit, drivers immediately started scrapping over track position. Alpine junior Victor Martins and Jack Doohan narrowly avoided contact and Turn 14 and had to bail out of their first attempts. Crawford took charge at the 20-minute mark with a 1m 21.210s, 0.034s ahead of Hauger. However, after switching to his second set of softs, he was forced to box for a new front wing following contact with Clement Novalak in the pit lane. Jehan Daruvala spun off at Turn 3 to bring out the first Red Flag with seven minutes remaining. Once running resumed, Hauger bettered Crawford’s lap by 0.040s, but it wouldn’t register as a second Red Flag was flown metres from the line after Juan Manuel Correa spun off into the gravel trap at Turn 10. With only four minutes to go, Hauger continued going quicker but was denied a final attempt as Novalak brought out a third and final session-ending Red Flag, hitting the barriers out of Turn 3. FP1: Verstappen leads Alonso and Hamilton in opening practice session in Zandvoort Zane Maloney was one of the few drivers to improve before the second Red Flag, going from P20 to qualify fourth. Doohan secured fifth ahead of Oliver Bearman. Despite crashing out, Correa’s earlier efforts were enough for seventh ahead of Martins, Hadjar and Pourchaire. Championship leader Pourchaire will line up on reverse grid pole for Saturday’s Sprint Race, which gets underway at 13:15 local time. via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com