Sentences with phrase «new tyre compound»

The increased size of the rear tyres allows optimum use of the Maserati's V8 power, whilst the new tyre compound helps the brakes and set - up to guarantee a superior level of handling and driving emotion.

Pirelli has announced that it'll be introducing a new tyre compound for 2018, bringing the total up to six.

Not exact matches

Regulation H. 0N: - A new dry tyre compound will be introduced to the championship using groundbreaking technology.

I've always been a big fan of strategy shaking up a race and the old Pirelli tyres opened up a lot of options due to the amount of wear, but these new, wider 2017 compounds are much more durable and that could limit drivers to one - stop races at a lot of tracks.

Now we've already got hard, medium, soft, supersoft, and ultrasoft tyres, with the new compound set to be the softest and grippiest of the lot.

But instead of calling what is currently the hard tyre the super hard and then shifting all the names along one (making the new compound the ultrasoft), for some reason Pirelli wants to call its new soft tyre something new entirely.

A couple of weeks ago, Pirelli announced it was introducing a new soft compound tyre for 2018 and wanted fans to name it.

Apparently the distance was split equally between them and the car was running on demo compounds of the new 2017 Pirelli tyres.

That isn't the case with the new compounds, however: «Our goal is for the tyre to return to a normal condition in a very short time, which will help improve grip.

Alexander Kuehn, manager of original equipment at Dunlop Motorsport: «We've brought a new tyre to the 24 Hours, it was developed for the Nurburgring because of the very specific racetrack you need to have very special tyre compounds.»

I've driven other Countaches and never experienced this before, and Harry says the car was nailed - on during his last European adventure, so we conclude with no evidence that the tread depth of the new Pirellis (made in evo 174 to the original tread pattern but with a much softer compound) is too deep and they're wobbling around at speed like winter tyres.

«Our new physics engine puts us on the cutting edge of rendering — as you'll see from Forzavista — but also allows us to simulate hundreds of different types of tyre compound for different cars.

The tyre features a novel hybrid elastomer for dry grip and a new mix of compound with specific «functional elastomers» and silica for wet grip and braking.

The tyre feature a new generation tread compound and is constructed with a symmetric tread pattern.

Michelin have developed a new compound which allows the tyre to deliver reliable strong traction and reliable braking performance throughout the lifespan of the tyre.

The new Micro Flexibility Compound ensures an optimum interlocking between tyre and road surface.

The new Pirelli performance tyres are developed specifically for the GT Speed and benefit from a unique construction and rubber compound for enhanced levels of grip.

So, potentially stickier tyre compounds aside, how has the new Type R managed to be nearly seven seconds faster than the old car, despite only having a 10bhp increase from its 2.0 - litre engine?

Drag reduction systems, varying tyre compounds and even brand new power units have done little to change the sport of Formula 1 over the past few years.