Formula one driver, Daniel Ricciardo believes that the cool temperatures will effect the tyre's performance at the Nurburgring circuit where the Eifel Grand Prix is to be conducted.
The practise sessions prior the race weekend was cancelled due to heavy fog as a result of which the medical helicopters will not be able to fly.
With the weather forecast announcing that the rest of the weekend could be between nine and 11 degrees Celsius, Ricciardo says that it will be a tough task for the teams to get the tyres work their magic.
“Even in the dry with such low track temperatures, even to get the slick tyres going, it’s going to be a challenge in itself,” Ricciardo said. “I don’t think it’s going to be a straightforward weekend and I think there will be certain challenges. But that’s fine.
“You have a number of races throughout the year and you hope for varying conditions. This could be the coldest track I’ve driven on in some time, probably colder than in winter testing.
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“Obviously, there are other variables you are trying to deal with but I think that will be the big kind of spanner in the works this weekend. If there’s a Safety Car, once the tyres drop below a given temperature, it gets more and more slippery and the only way to get them going again is to go faster and faster, yet you’re losing grip because you’re going slower. So it’s a spiral effect.
“To get them going you are taking more risks, and you are taking more risks when the grip is low, so that’s a challenge. We’re all going to be in the same boat in that situation so whoever holds it together the most I guess.”
Races during wet weather conditions tend to be unpredictable which means more opportunities for Ricciardo and the Renault team to finish with a podium position.
“It does,” Ricciardo added. “When was the last boring wet race, or weekend like this? It does certainly throw some variety and some opportunities.
“I think for us, in that midfield battle, these are the weekends where you really can have a chance and have your moment.”
