Bridgestone Motorsport’s Saturday Update
Heikki Kovalainen (Vodafone McLaren Mercedes) has achieved his first ever F1 pole position by using Bridgestone’s medium compound Potenza to go fastest in qualifying at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix, round nine of the FIA Formula One World Championship.
When the going gets rough
Bridgestone Motorsport has a very big part to play in how much grip Formula One drivers have at their disposal in a Grand Prix, but there is one aspect where grip is out of Bridgestone’s hands, and that relates to the track surface.