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The entire range of Pirelli
compounds will be in use for the Spielberg and Silverstone rounds. At the
Austrian Grand Prix, teams will be able to run the three softest options,
C3, C4 and C5, while at the British Grand Prix the selection returns to the
hardest trio, C1, C2 and C3.
The Red Bull Ring is the circuit with
the fewest corners and the shortest lap time on the World Championship
calendar. The heavy braking and acceleration dictated by the layout mean
that the tyres are subject to degradation that is predominantly thermal in
origin, without the axles being exposed to high lateral loads. Wear is not a
decisive factor, even though the circuit surface is old and features a high
level of abrasiveness.
This year, the British Grand Prix weekend will
adopt the Sprint format. Silverstone is one of the longest tracks on the
calendar and is characterised by high-speed corners that generate very high
lateral forces, similar to those seen at Suzuka and Spa-Francorchamps. As a
result, the front axle is the most heavily stressed, with the left-hand tyre
more prone to wear due to the predominance of right-hand corners. Pirelli is
the Title Sponsor of the race weekend, as it will also be for the Italian
Grand Prix, associating its name with the two historic events that have been
held the most times in the Formula 1 World Championship. |
