Sentences with phrase «tyres wearing»

For instance, a team might a team might struggle in qualifying but come through the field in the race because they spent their practice session focusing on strategy and tyre wear.

In Race 1 I finished a decent 6th, but was falling back at the end due to tyre wear.

The Silver Arrows has perhaps looked a little quicker on qualifying trim, with the Ferrari having the edge in terms of race pace and tyre wear.

With tyre wear being particularly high, that gave a chance to a few drivers behind Leclerc who were on much better rubber.

As is tradition in Bahrain, the combination of a track where overtaking is pretty straightforward and seriously high tyre wear made for an epic Formula 2 race.

Last year in Bahrain for example, tyre wear was so bad that Charles Leclerc took a pitstop during the Sprint Race (something you wouldn't normally see in such a short race) and carved his way through the field on fresher tyres to win the race spectacularly.

Drivers have to keep the pace up and manage tyre wear and fuel use across a race whilst also needing to adapt to potential strategy changes (of which there are many in IndyCar, thanks to the number of caution periods).

Given that, auto assists are very detailed in this game which can include everything from traction control, damage type, tyre wear, fuel usage and rules / penalties to name a few.

From what i can gather they are still suffering from clipping and draw distance problems and the physics models arent correct (many people feel like there on rails when driving) but on a plus note its still in alpha and they have just employed two ex racing drivers to work on the physics and tyre wear etc...... this game has potential indeed!

This means it follows the Mercedes - AMG E63 in going four - wheel drive (with the same ability to send all the torque to the rear axle for the ultimate in accelerated tyre wear), while its predecessor's twin turbocharged 4.4 - litre V8 has been heavily tweaked to the tune of 592bhp.

If wheel rim off - set of the Volvo differs from the Ford then this may produce undesirable effects such as increased tyre wear, tyre noise, or over or under steer.

I can definitely believe that, but I don't believe the sudden brake failure can be caused by uneven tyre wear.

Transmitting 237bhp and 236 lb ft through the front wheels inevitably resulted in torque steer under hard acceleration, added to which was the VXR's fondness for following ruts in the road — both under acceleration and braking — a problem which, we discovered, got much worse as the front tyres wore down and the amount of «give» in the tread blocks reduced.

Instead, we chose to focus our efforts around tyre wear, and that ended up being a great call.

It's a track that rewards high downforce and it's very aggressive on tyre wear, so things look good for us, but you never know.

Rob Austin shot from seventh on the grid to lead by the end of the first lap in his rear - wheel - drive Audi A4, but eventually fell back to third as his «option» soft tyres wore out.

I have also found on both cars that the front tyres wear out after about 22000 miles and need replacing.

[56] Consequently, this afflicted the VT with excessive tyre wear due to distortions to the suspension camber angle and toe under heavy load, such as heavy towing or when travelling over undulated surfaces.

Shock absorbers have a significant effect on handling, the braking distance, tyre wear, and stress on the body and chassis components.

Tyre rotation is important for reducing uneven tyre wear.

had issue with front tyre wear.

A few people are marginal on tyres and rear tyre wear seems to be a problem for a few people.

During my ownership I have done the following: replaced the centre console lid repainted the alloy wheels replaced the stereo with a new Sony bluetooth ready aux in / USB / CD tuner replaced the steering wheel with an original one front tracking done as inner front tyres worn replaced the rear hatch pins and rear hatch motor (2nd hand) removed the rear wing mounted aftermarket aerial and connected up the original windscreen amplified aerial which works perfectly The cars bodywork is in very good condition considering its 32 years old, its been resprayed at some point during its life.

Front tyre wear slightly higher than normal (usually every 18 months / 15000 miles) although putting 4wd into auto has stopped the wife spinning the front tyres by getting the rears to push instead so this should improve.

The front camber has been increased compared with the regular MINI John Cooper Works, so that the performance potential of the sports tyres — which differ significantly from road tyres — can be used to full effect, without the penalties of early understeer, inevitably leading to increased tyre wear.

VVV: What about tyre wear, how deep are the physics here and are they affected by ambient track temperature?

HR: Yes, if you have chosen to use tyre wear it affects the driving.

Tyre management allows you to choose a tyre compound and attempt to keep the tyre performance within the purple optimal tyre wear window or the green moderate tyre wear window as the red heavy tyre wear window will prove unsuccessful during the completion of three consecutive laps which have to be individually completed within the target time.

Chassis incorporates weight redistribution, weight reduction and tyre wear, while aerodynamics improves front downforce, rear downforce, drag and DRS, alongside power train which enhances engine power and fuel consumption, although durability also plays a huge part as it reduces wear on power units and gearbox components throughout a range of enhancements to general wear, internal combustion engine, motor generator unit kinetic and heat, energy store, turbo charger, control electronics and gearbox.

articles bereft of any clear answers, cryptic interviews with drivers and team bosses who allude to sandbagging, and for fans to once again pretend they're experts in telemetry data, fuel loads and tyre wear.

How realistically you doo this is down to you, and you can customise many things including the number of laps, damage, tyre wear, weather and even mechanical failure, but curiously enough, not fuel.

In GRID Autosport's huge career, gamers will specialise in their favourite racing discipline or conquer them all; players will feel the aggression of the pack in Touring Cars, manage tyre wear and race into the night in Endurance events, race Open - Wheel cars with precision, show car control in Tuner events and react on the fly in Street races.

According to the official announcement on the Codemasters Blog, the endurance racing in GRID Autosport will require a different approach from the game's other (and considerably shorter) race types: a combination of simulated tyre wear and race lengths of up to 40 minutes mean players will «need [to factor in] the long game to win».

Their general skill takes a hit depending on track wetness, they adjust their throttle on Livetrack puddles and wetness - related grip loss, and they compute longer brake zones due to tyre wear and track wetness.

• Full - Motion: Allows the driver to feel acceleration, braking, cornering, ripple strips • Dolby Surround Sound: The feeling reverberates within the chassis, the driver's seat and chest • Triple Screens: HD display modules wrapped around the visual field of the drivers • Real - World Variables: Including fuel usage, damage, tyre wear, grip and suspension settings

Even so, the core driving model has progressed assuredly in the past few months and time - trial sessions are highly involved (assuming you keep tyre wear and fuel depletion on) and captivating.

Not exact matches

You know an F1 driver is having a good time during a demonstration run when the tyres are completely worn down to the canvas by the end of it.

As the above picture shows, the tyres were worn right down to the canvas, which really was remarkable.

In fact, the multiple stops and strategies made it such a good race that it directly influenced the FIA to instruct Pirelli to make tyres that wore out quickly in the hope of making every race that good.

Teams will have the opportunity to put on fresh tyres in this situation, but in cases where there is no fresh rubber available, (say at a very late phase in the race) then the drivers must try and get off the line with worn tyres.

Well, yes, but remember, this is the team that once left a radiator bung in Jenson Button's car at Monaco, or left Lewis Hamilton out on track when his tyres were worn through to the canvas...

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.

The reduced downforce also has the knock - on effect of tyres taking longer to come up to operating temperature (there are no tyre warmers in IndyCar) as well as making them wear out quicker because the drivers are sliding around more.

It was an impressive display from Wickens who ultimately lost out to Newgarden, but he himself seemed surprised to have finish second on worn tyres.

Obviously the reason we stayed on the standard tyre for this year was in normal circumstances you wear the tyre, and if you don't have enough thickness, you wear the tyre too quickly.»

Hamilton led the way but McLaren kept him out as the track dried and his tyres picked up heavy wear.

He was complaining to his engineer that one of his tyres was so worn he should retire the car, but his team principal was so fed up of his moaning he interrupted and simply told him to shut up.

Alonso changed his front tyres for worn intermediates while his two rivals kept their used inters.

When out and about, the Nipper Sport V4 in Steel Grey / Black gives a smooth ride with thanks to the independent rear suspension and hard - wearing large 16 inch wheels with pneumatic tyres.

With its hard wearing all surface tyres its perfect for your little one to get out and about.