Sentence examples for track grip from inspiring English sources

The evolution of the track grip, on a track that is not used much throughout the year apart from for this Grand Prix, is almost impossible to predict.

"It's a real art for the engineers to try and have the clutch temperature linked with the tyre temperature and the track grip – they are the three things you need," he said.

Track grip reduced, ballast contamination (potential for reduced cushioning), signal/switch failure, trains stuck.

First Hamilton had struggled with the set-up of his car, and then Mercedes misjudged the evolution of the track's grip during the second qualifying session, so that British GP winner, Nico Rosberg, was in the pits during a flurry of late improvements and thus got bumped out of the third session which decides the top 10.

But things seem to be back on track for Grip.

The Saturday morning session was held on a damp track, where grip was poor and many drivers were forced to use the run-off areas after sliding off the track.

Railway lines can be disrupted during tephra fall as a result of tephra covering tracks, reducing grip, jamming mechanical switches and disrupting communication signals (Blong 1984; Magill et al. 2013).

The main features of car setup are lots of rear wing for high downforce; a proportional amount of more front wing since the track has little grip and can cause understeer; fair sized brake ducts for cooling, since the track is medium to high in brake wear, and a strong front end, to counter understeer.

"The track provides little grip at the outset, the multitude of corners places some considerable stress on the tires and the coastal location can whip up some sea breezes, which can affect the balance of the car," said Sam Michael, technical director of the Williams team.

You're hunting for different spots on the track to get grip, running on the limit.

Mercedes, for example, were doing race-simulation work on high fuel when the Red Bull and Toro Rosso drivers set their fastest laps at the end of the session, when the track had most grip.