CAMPEONATO MUNDO DE FÓRMULA 1 - 2018 - SEGUNDO AS PREVISÕES DA PIRELLI

Sexta, 24 Agosto 2018 21:56 | Actualizado em Segunda, 15 Abril 2024 08:39

FERRARI’S KIMI RAIKKONEN GOES FASTEST IN FREE PRACTICE 1.4 SECONDS FASTER THAN THE EQUIVALENT 2017 SESSION
 
PROBABILITY OF RAIN TOMORROW MAKES TODAY’S DATA PARTICULARLY CRUCIAL WHEN IT COMES TO FORMULATING RACE STRATEGY
 
AROUND ONE SECOND BETWEEN SUPERSOFT AND SOFT SO FAR THIS WEEKEND: A BIGGER GAP THAN EXPECTED    Spa- – Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen continued his strong track record of performance at the epic Spa-Francorchamps circuit by topping Friday’s free practice times on the P Zero Red supersoft tyre. His best time of 1m43.355s, set in FP2, was nearly a second a half faster than the equivalent time last year.  The weather remained cool and dry, despite a few drops of rain in the morning, allowing the teams to complete plenty of running and collect data that will be particularly crucial for Sunday’s race if it rains tomorrow, as is expected. So far, there’s a performance gap of around a second between the supersoft and soft compounds: a bigger gap than expected. This may change during the weekend, depending on the weather conditions.
 
MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF CAR RACING “The track was very quick right from the first session this morning, also as a result of the rubber laid down by the recent Spa 24 Hours, which we supply exclusively as well. There were no real surprises from the practice sessions, apart from the fact that the performance gap of around a second between the two softest compounds was somewhat bigger than the 0.6 seconds we expected. We’re expecting the gap between soft and medium to be in the region of 0.8 seconds, but we still have to look at all the data carefully tonight. Tomorrow, everyone is expecting rain, although the weather forecast seems to be constantly changing, which is not unusual here. So far, the tyres have performed consistently and strongly on what is well-known as one of the most demanding tracks of the year, with only a few small cases of blistering reported in the afternoon.”
 
FREE PRACTICE 1 – TOP 3 TIMES
 
 
FREE PRACTICE 2 – TOP 3 TIMES
 
 
DRIVER TIME COMPOUND
Vettel 1m44.358s SOFT NEW
Verstappen 1m44.509s SOFT NEW
Hamilton 1m44.676s SOFT NEW
DRIVER TIME COMPOUND
Raikkonen 1m43.355s SUPERSOFT NEW
Hamilton 1m43.523s SUPERSOFT NEW
Bottas 1m43.803s SUPERSOFT 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  CAMBER LIMIT
 
24.0 psi (front) | 22.0 psi (rear) -2.75° (front) | -1.50° (rear)