Pirelli announces Tyre Compounds for Spain
By Courtesy of Pirelli
March 11 2016
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Pirelli
announces Tyre Compounds for Spain |
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Pirelli will
bring the following three compounds to the fifth round of the 2016 Formula
One season in Spain, to be held (May 12-15) on the Montmelò north of
Barcelona:
P Zero Orange
hard
P Zero White medium
P Zero Yellow soft
These are the tyres that Pirelli has said must be used at some point in the
race:
One set of P Zero Orange hard
One set of P Zero White medium.
Each driver must
have both these sets available for the race, and must use at least
one of them.
There are the
tyres assigned for Q3 in qualifying:
One set of P Zero Yellow soft
Following the
regulations, each driver must save for Q3 one set of the softest of the
three nominated compounds. This set will be given back to Pirelli after Q3
for those who qualify in the top 8, but the remaining drivers will keep it
for the race – as is the case currently.
The teams are
free to choose the remaining sets; making up 13 sets in total for the
weekend.
*The new 2016
tyre regulations mean that tyre nomination for long-haul events
have to be made 14 weeks in advance, whereas for European races the deadline
is
eight weeks in advance. |
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THE TYRE CHOICES SO FAR:
Purple Red Yellow White Orange
Australia Supersoft Soft Medium
Bahrain Supersoft Soft Medium
China Supersoft Soft Medium
Russia Supersoft Soft Medium
Spain Soft Medium Hard
Monte Carlo
Canada Ultrasoft Supersoft Soft
Azerbaijan Supersoft Soft Medium |
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