The head of the Pirelli racing division, Mario Isola, summarized the results of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, won by George Russell, and congratulated Max Verstappen on his fourth world title.
Mario Isola: “First of all, we congratulate Max Verstappen on his fourth title – an incredible achievement for a young man who only recently turned 27 years old. Congratulations to Red Bull – this is the eighth time their driver has become world champion.
At the beginning of the season it seemed that everything would go according to last year’s scenario, but Max was struggling. He fought hard in every race without a better car and proved himself to be an excellent champion.
We must congratulate Formula 1 on a fantastic weekend in Las Vegas. An excellent show on the circuit, which was seen by more than 300,000 spectators in the stands last weekend, and millions of people following the action on television and online.
When it comes to tires, the Grand Prix was mixed, starting with the choice of strategy. Before the race we thought one pit stop was clearly the fastest option, but most drivers stopped twice, except Lando Norris, who pitted in the closing laps to set his fastest lap, and Esteban Ocon, who decided not to risk to take in the race. end.
Based on the initial analysis of the data, the two-stop strategy was due to several drivers pushing too hard in the opening laps without controlling tire wear. As a result, they experienced more severe granulation than expected and had to make their first pit stop earlier than planned. This started a chain reaction that gradually pushed the rest to adopt a two-stop strategy, especially as the drivers knew they had two Hard sets, which were undoubtedly the best suited for the race.
On average, degradation and wear of the Medium and Hard formulations were low. Of course, some drivers had more degradation than others, especially on the C4 compound, but one pit stop was possible if they had paid more attention to the condition of the tires.
The result was an action-packed race, with plenty of overtaking and wheel-to-wheel racing, which is great for fans of this beautiful sport.”
Source: F1 News
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