Pirelli has revealed the tire compound
choices for the next three grand prix races of the
Formula One season: Turkey, Spain and Monaco.
In Turkey and Spain, the company will have its hard and
soft tires as prime and optional choices
respectively.
In Monaco the soft tire will be the prime and the
supersoft tire, denoted by red markings, will make its
debut as the option tire.
The entire range will benefit from new markings from the
Turkish Grand Prix onwards, designed to increase
visibility of the six colors that distinguish each of
the P Zero
tires, says Paul Hembery, Pirelli’s motorsports director.
The Turkish Grand Prix, at Istanbul Park, features high
temperatures and an abrasive surface, which favors the
hard tire for endurance and the soft tire for faster
laps.
The Spanish
Grand Prix at Barcelona, a favored track for Pirelli
throughout its test campaign, has broadly similar
characteristics that make the hard and the soft tire the
best combination.
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The Monaco Grand Prix, however, has
very different characteristics with the slowest average
speed of the year. The tight and twisty confines of the
famous street circuit means that the supersoft tire will
provide the fastest lap times, while the soft tire
provides enough durability to last for longer stints
during the race.
“We’ve considered carefully all the circuit
characteristics in order to help provide races as
exciting as all the grands prix we have seen so far this
year,” Hembery says.
“We’re very much looking forward to Monaco in
particular, where we will see the supersoft tire in
action for the first time,” he adds. “It’s quite a
different tire to the rest of the range and should be
very effective around the streets of Monte
Carlo.”
For more information, visit www.us.pirelli.com.
