Marussia gambled on putting both drivers out on
slick tyres at the end of Q1 and the track dried out quicker than expected, putting both Bianchi and Max Chilton through to Q2.
Not exact matches
He surged through the field, pitting for intermediate
tyres and then
slicks at just the right time - a couple of safety cars to bunch the field up helped, too.
Like its predecessor, the P1 GTR, the Senna GTR is more powerful — with «
at least» 814bhp — it also has
slick tyres, a wider track and a gargantuan diffuser hanging from its rear.
All the LMP1 manufacturer teams used a single type of
tyre for the 2015 Le Mans 24 Hours: namely the Michelin «soft hot weather»
slick, which is designed to give its best
at temperatures ranging from 18 °C to 40 °C.»
Michelin has a dedicated
slick tyre for colder running
at night, and a «magic» hybrid «intermediate» compound that's a
slick tyre for damp conditions.
Pirelli
slick tyres ensure the FXX K stays keyed into the track surface, while temperature, pressure and G - force sensors relay everything the engineers need to know about what's happening
at the
tyre - road contact patch.
«Marcel (Fassler) was unlucky to take over the car
at such a tricky time, as the track was drying, but it was never really clean cut between
slicks and wet weather
tyres.
As a consequence of being based on the 911 GT3 RS, this is the first 911 GT3 Cup car to feature the 44 - millimetre (1.73») wider body
at the rear, which provides increased space for even larger wheels and
slick tyres.