Venerable British motorsport magazine Autosport has learned that the Formula 1 teams have been issued with a more conservative camber recommendation by Pirelli for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
Autosport's Jonathan Noble explained that the tire blistering problems that Red Bull Racing suffered at Spa was caused by going beyond the camber limit suggested by Pirelli.
Camber is the angle of the tire when looking at the car from the front angle. Teams use camber angle to increase the contact patch with the tarmac when the car is cornering. However, excessive camber causes the tire to overheat, generating blisters.
Autosport understands that teams have been told by Pirelli that the maximum limit it wants to see used at Monza is 3.75 degrees - which is a level that it feels will ensure no overheating problems on the straights but will also not hinder teams through the high-speed corners or chicanes.
At Spa, teams were asked not go beyond a 4-degree limit – but Red Bull Racing was understood to have pushed the limit to as far as 4.3 degrees. It was this that contributed to the tires overheating on the straights – producing the blisters that proved so worrying ahead of the race. »
Autosport's Jonathan Noble explained that the tire blistering problems that Red Bull Racing suffered at Spa was caused by going beyond the camber limit suggested by Pirelli.
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| The Red Bull-Renault of Sebastian Vettel at Spa. (Photo: Red Bull) |
Camber is the angle of the tire when looking at the car from the front angle. Teams use camber angle to increase the contact patch with the tarmac when the car is cornering. However, excessive camber causes the tire to overheat, generating blisters.
Autosport understands that teams have been told by Pirelli that the maximum limit it wants to see used at Monza is 3.75 degrees - which is a level that it feels will ensure no overheating problems on the straights but will also not hinder teams through the high-speed corners or chicanes.
At Spa, teams were asked not go beyond a 4-degree limit – but Red Bull Racing was understood to have pushed the limit to as far as 4.3 degrees. It was this that contributed to the tires overheating on the straights – producing the blisters that proved so worrying ahead of the race. »