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Like the United States Grand
Prix that has just taken place, the tyres brought to Mexico will be the P
Zero Yellow soft, P Zero Red supersoft and P Zero Purple ultrasoft (which
reverts to its usual colour after turning pink in Austin!).
The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, named after Mexico’s famous racing
brothers, is one of the quickest tracks of the year, and – as has been the
case on a few occasions already this season – it’s the first time that the
ultrasoft has been nominated there. With the race only returning to the
calendar two years ago, expect to see more lap records broken this weekend.
THE CIRCUIT FROM A TYRE POINT OF VIEW
- Surface is quite smooth and slippery, reducing tyre wear and degradation
despite the high speeds (372kph was seen in 2016).
- Weather can be a question mark in Mexico City at this time of year:
anything is possible.
- As well as the fast corners, there is also a well-known slow and technical
stadium section: an interesting mix of old and new.
- Most drivers went for one stop last year, including the winner, Lewis
Hamilton.
- Pit lane is the longest of the year, increasing the stop time and so
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MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF CAR
RACING
“In Mexico, we again maintain our principle of bringing softer compounds
than last year whenever possible, in the pursuit of increased performance
and more exciting races. This is actually the second consecutive year that
we are bringing a new tyre to Mexico, as last year the supersoft was
nominated there for the first time. Only two races have been run on the
current version of the track before, so it’s not one of the venues that the
teams are most familiar with. This means that there will be some learning to
do with the ultrasoft in particular during free practice”.
WHAT’S NEW?
- The ultrasoft tyre comes to Mexico City for the very first time and has
proved very popular: many drivers have selected the maximum number of 10
sets.
- Following the support for Susan G.Komen® foundation in the United States,
the charitable focus this weekend will be on the victims of the Mexico City
earthquake earlier this year.
- Italy’s Paolo Andreucci recently clinched a remarkable 10th Italian Rally
Championship title, using Pirelli tyres on his Peugeot Italia 208 T16. |
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