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TYRES ON THE
TRACK
* Pirelli will bring the three compounds in the middle of the range to the
Brazilian Grand Prix: C2 will be the P Zero White hard, C3 will be the P
Zero Yellow medium, and C4 will be the P Zero Red soft. The previous two
races in Austin and Mexico City used the same selection.
* Interlagos will host the third and final F1 Sprint race of the season,
after Imola and Spielberg. As a result, the Pirelli Pole Position Award will
be given out on Friday after qualifying.
* The Autodromo José Carlos Pace, named after the famous Brazilian driver of
Italian origin, runs anti-clockwise and contains 15 corners, which place
medium lateral demands on the tyres.
* The Brazilian Grand Prix is well-known for plenty of overtaking and
frequent appearances from the safety car. The weather is always another
question mark, with torrential rain as well as high temperatures and
sunshine seen in previous years.
* The teams used varying strategies in 2021 but the drivers on the podium
all stopped twice. Lewis Hamilton, the winner, finished the race on P Zero
White hard ahead of Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas on the same compound. |
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MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF CAR
RACING
“Formula 1 heads to Interlagos next weekend: the shortest lap of the year
after Monaco and Mexico. It’s a historic track run anti-clockwise, which
alternates some quick sections as well as medium-speed sequences of corners,
such as the famous ‘Senna esses’. There aren’t any big demands on the tyres
in terms of traction and braking because it’s a very flowing layout, and the
lack of slow corners means that the teams are able to control the
degradation on the rear tyres. Brazil will host the “Sprint” also this year,
the last of the season, and it will be particularly interesting with this
car package to see what will happen on the track and, once again, the key
role of the different strategies that can be used: in 2021 the grid on
Saturday was equally split between drivers starting on the medium and the
soft tyres. Despite the short length of the track, there’s normally plenty
of overtaking. Just think of Lewis Hamilton who was the protagonist of a
comeback that brought him to victory from 10th place, using a two-stop
strategy. So the new generation of cars and tyres seems set to provide us
with another thrilling race this year.”
OTHER PIRELLI NEWS
WRC
The World Rally Championship concludes in Japan on the same weekend as the
Brazilian Grand Prix, with Pirelli as sole tyre supplier. The special stages
of Rally Japan are split around five different cities in the prefectures of
Aichi and Gifu. Toyota clinched the 2022 WRC constructors’ title at the
previous round in Spain, which was won by Sebastien Ogier.
GT
Italian driver Raffaele Marciello has won the German ADAC GT Masters
championship, exclusively supplied by Pirelli. The Mercedes driver clinched
the title at the final round in Hockenheim, adding to his 2022 GT World
Challenge title.
FIA Motorsport Games
The FIA Motorsport Games took place at Paul Ricard last weekend, involving
drivers and teams from 28 different nations. Pirelli was the event’s
official tyre supplier, bringing 3.300 tyres for all the different
disciplines. Italy won the 2022 edition, collecting three gold and one
silver medal. |
