Pirelli announces Tyre Compounds for Abu Dhabi
By Courtesy of Pirelli
July 26 2016
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Pirelli
announces Tyre Compounds for Abu Dhabi |
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The following
three compounds will be available at the 21st (and last) round of the 2016
Formula One season in Abu Dhabi*, to be held (November 24-27) on the Yas
Marina circuit:
P Zero Yellow soft
P Zero Red supersoft
P Zero Purple ultrasoft
These are the
tyres that Pirelli has said must be used at some point in the race:
One set of P Zero Yellow soft
One set of P Zero Red supersoft
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 Purple ultrasoft
On both events,
as usual, he 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. |
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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
Mexico Supersoft Soft Medium
Brazil Soft Medium Hard
Abu Dhabi Ultrasoft Supersoft Soft |
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