Pirelli announces Tyre Compounds for United States
By Courtesy of Pirelli
July 11 2016
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Pirelli
announces Tyre Compounds for United States |
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Pirelli will
bring the following three compounds to the eighteenth round of the 2016
Formula One season in Texas*, to be held (October 21-23) on the Austin
circuit:
P Zero White medium
P Zero Yellow soft
P Zero Red supersoft
These are the tyres that Pirelli has said must be used at some point in the
race:
One set of P Zero White medium
One set of P Zero Yellow soft.
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 Red supersoft
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 10, but the remaining
drivers will keep it for the race - as is the case currently.
The teams are free to choose the remaining 10 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 Ultrasoft Supersoft Soft
Canada Ultrasoft Supersoft Soft
Azerbaijan Supersoft Soft Medium
Austria Ultrasoft Supersoft Soft
Great Britain Soft Medium Hard
Hungary Supersoft Soft Medium
Germany Supersoft Soft Medium
Belgium Supersoft Soft Medium
Italy Supersoft Soft Medium
Singapore* Ultrasoft Supersoft Soft
Malaysia Soft Medium Hard
Japan Soft Medium Hard
United States Supersoft Soft Medium |
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