| Paffett and Ekstrom test Hankook tyres for DTM Posted: 23 Oct 2010 07:46 AM PDT 
Gary Paffett and Mattias Ekstrom tested new Hankook tires at Hockenheim earlier this week. The current tyre contract with Dunlop ends after this season and a switch to Hankook for 2011 is likely. “I expected more problems, but all of the compounds were pretty good,” said Paffett to Autosport after the test.
One of the main issues with the switch for 2011 is the frozen regulations which hinders the manufacturers from developing the cars for the new tires. “The grip was fine, and the balance was pretty similar to what we have at the moment. That’s important, because we have a development freeze for next year as well so we can’t have a big change in the tires,” said Paffett. The two drivers tested five different compounds of the tires during the test day. A final decision of the tires for next year is expected before the new year. Related posts: - Porsche approves winter tyres pecifically for young and old classics
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| FIA GT1: Reiter Lamborghini Fastest in Free Practice at Navarra Posted: 23 Oct 2010 07:39 AM PDT 
Lamborghini led the way in Free Practice for the eighth round of the FIA GT1 World Championship at Navarra. The nr24 Reiter Murcielago of Peter Kox and Christopher Haase was fastest with a best time of 1:36.942. | Free Practice | | 1 | 24 | GT1 | Kox / Haase | Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-S | 1:36.942 | 33 | 0.000 | 248 | | 2 | 40 | GT1 | Martin / Leinders | Ford GT | 1:37.054 | 32 | 0.112 | 246 | | 3 | 22 | GT1 | Campbell-Walter / Hughes | Nissan GT – R | 1:37.065 | 34 | 0.123 | 251 | | 4 | 37 | GT1 | Bouchut / Basseng | Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-S | 1:37.274 | 34 | 0.332 | 249 | | 5 | 38 | GT1 | Schwager / Pastorelli | Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-S | 1:37.281 | 31 | 0.339 | 251 | | 6 | 7 | GT1 | Turner / Enge | Aston Martin DB9 | 1:37.331 | 16 | 0.389 | 252 | | 7 | 25 | GT1 | Zonta / Kechele | Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-S | 1:37.769 | 29 | 0.827 | 249 | | 8 | 2 | GT1 | Bernoldi / Ramos | Maserati MC12 | 1:37.829 | 36 | 0.887 | 248 | | 9 | 6 | GT1 | Jani / Amindo | Ford GT Matech | 1:37.861 | 34 | 0.919 | 249 | | 10 | 5 | GT1 | Westbrook / Mutsch | Ford GT Matech | 1:38.175 | 22 | 1.233 | 243 | | 11 | 8 | GT1 | Nygaard / Mücke | Aston Martin DB9 | 1:38.298 | 14 | 1.356 | 250 | | 12 | 1 | GT1 | Bertolini / Bartels | Maserati MC12 | 1:38.444 | 28 | 1.502 | 246 | | 13 | 10 | GT1 | Hirschi / Piccione | Aston Martin DB9 | 1:38.577 | 27 | 1.635 | 251 | | 14 | 23 | GT1 | Dumbreck / Krumm | Nissan GT – R | 1:38.667 | 25 | 1.725 | 251 | | 15 | 34 | GT1 | Pier Guidi / Verdonck | Maserati MC12 | 1:38.715 | 14 | 1.773 | 245 | | 16 | 9 | GT1 | Makowiecki / Clairay | Aston Martin DB9 | 1:38.757 | 8 | 1.815 | 249 | | 17 | 41 | GT1 | Bobbi / Palttala | Ford GT | 1:38.931 | 32 | 1.989 | 247 | | 18 | 13 | GT1 | Hennerici / Margaritis | Corvette Z06 | 1:39.094 | 21 | 2.152 | 247 | | 19 | 33 | GT1 | Longin / Müller | Maserati MC12 | 1:39.935 | 33 | 2.993 | 248 | | 20 | 4 | GT1 | Ara / Nilsson | Nissan GT – R | 1:40.154 | 23 | 3.212 | 251 | | 21 | 3 | GT1 | Wendlinger / Moser | Nissan GT – R | 1:40.669 | 23 | 3.727 | 252 | | 22 | 12 | GT1 | Huisman / Kuismanen | Corvette Z06 | 1:40.815 | 29 | 3.873 | 245 | Related posts: - FIA GT1: First win for Reiter Engineering and Lamborghini at Spa
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