Has Bridgestone Improved?
By Dale Calkins
July 30 2005
Bridgestone seems to be up on pace this weekend for the Hungarian Grand Prix, but Tifosi should not get their hopes up. Barrichello even set the 2nd fastest time in the first free practice session, but that doesn't mean Bridgestone has a winning tyre.
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Has Bridgestone Improved? |
Dale Calkins |
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Bridgestone seems to be up on pace this weekend for the Hungarian Grand Prix, but Tifosi should not get their hopes up. Bridgestone has been relatively quick in some sessions this year, though maybe not as much as the first practice session today. Rubens Barrichello was second and Michael Schumacher was fifth, quite unusual for Fridays. These results in practice and qualifying sessions unfortunately have not translated into real race results. Because of that fact, very few Tifosi are expecting a real turn around in the race. Hisao Suganuma - Bridgestone Motorsport - Technical Manager: "As is normal on a Friday, the track was very dirty today and quite slippery. Several cars seemed to be struggling, especially at turn one but the Bridgestone cars got on with the job in hand and began their comparisons in the first session. These comparisons were continued in the second session. Michael Schumacher’s second session was cut short unfortunately but there is plenty of data from Rubens. The times from the Minardi and Jordan drivers also look encouraging as they seem closer than normal and this is good to see. We need of course to check all the tyres and go over the data tonight but the performance and wear seems good. At this stage we are happy with the specifications we have brought here." |
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July 30, 2005 |
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