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Monaco GP: Pirelli Thursday Practice Review

By Courtesy of Pirelli
May 25 2018

 
 Pirelli Monaco GP Thursday Practice Review
 
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Daniel Ricciardo completed a Red Bull monopoly of the free practice sessions in Monaco, setting a new track record in FP2, with last year’s pole time already beaten in FP1 thanks to the brand new P Zero Pink hypersoft. On its debut, the new tyre has resulted in times that are nearly one second per lap quicker than last year in FP2.

The street circuit has additionally been extensively resurfaced since last year, giving it more grip and a smoother surface, which has also helped to deliver faster lap times.

MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF CAR RACING
“We’ve seen a lot more degradation on the softest compound here – the new Pink hypersoft making its debut here – than we have in previous years, exactly as expected with our new compound. Having said that, you really can’t compare Monaco to anywhere else, which is why it was particularly important to collect as much relevant data as possible on the hypersoft today. We also saw some front-left graining, especially in the morning, which is also normal in Monaco. While the extra pace this year was clear with the track record broken today, a one-stop race on Sunday is still the most likely option due to the huge importance of track position at this race. Although Red Bull has been very strong today, again we’ve seen the top teams very closely matched.”

 
FREE PRACTICE 1 – TOP 3 TIMES
DRIVER 		TIME 	  COMPOUND
Ricciardo 	1m12.126s HYPERSOFT NEW
Verstappen	1m12.280s HYPERSOFT NEW
Hamilton 	1m12.480s HYPERSOFT NEW

FREE PRACTICE 2 – TOP 3 TIMES
DRIVER 		TIME 	  COMPOUND
Ricciardo 	1m11.841s HYPERSOFT NEW
Verstappen	1m12.035s HYPERSOFT NEW
Vettel 		1m12.413s HYPERSOFT USED

FP1 - BEST TIME BY COMPOUND
COMPOUND 	DRIVER 	  TIME
SUPERSOFT 	Alonso 	  1m19.170s
ULTRASOFT	Hartley   1m14.034s
HYPERSOFT 	Ricciardo 1m12.126s

FP2 - BEST TIME BY COMPOUND
COMPOUND 	DRIVER 	  TIME
SUPERSOFT 	Hamilton  1m13.720s
ULTRASOFT	Vettel	  1m13.180s
HYPERSOFT 	Ricciardo 1m11.841s

MOST LAPS BY COMPOUND SO FAR
COMPOUND 	DRIVER 	   	    LAPS
SUPERSOFT 	Ericsson   	     32
ULTRASOFT	Gasly, Hartley, Ocon 25
HYPERSOFT 	Sirotkin 	     30

TYRE STATISTICS OF THE DAY
		    SUPERSOFT	ULTRASOFT HYPERSOFT
Kms driven* 	    276 	948 	  3713
Sets used overall** 5		15	  60
* The above number gives the total amount of kilometres
driven in FP1 and FP2 today, all drivers combined.
** Per compound, all drivers combined.
 
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