Pirelli
announced on the morning of Wednesday (13) in Milan, tires that will
lead to the first three races of the season the 2013 World F1. The
start of the championship will mark the turning of Oceania and Asia,
beginning in the Australian Grand Prix on March 17, thence to Malaysia,
China and Bahrain.
The big news that Pirelli has reserved for this first part of the season is just compounds it will take to Melbourne. Besides
the medium tires, identified by the color white, the Italian
manufacturer will also take the supersoft, with the sides painted in
red, to Australia.
In
evaluating the Pirelli tires for the decision that will be taken to the
Oceania could provide big performance difference between the cars,
making the strategy is a key factor in the outcome of the first GP of
the season. Thus, the F1 tire supplier confirms that adopt more aggressive posture for the 2013 season.
For
the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang, Pirelli tires will again average
and also hard compounds, which are now identified by the color orange. The
decision was justified by the fact that the asphalt of Sepang circuit
is very abrasive and also by the high temperatures in the region, which
provides a much higher tire wear. The Malaysian Grand Prix will be held on March 24, a week after the opening stage of the World.
The medium tires are also brought to the Chinese Grand Prix, the third race of the season 2013, on April 14. And for the first time in this year's World F1, Pirelli tires will make use of soft, identified by the color yellow. According
to the supplier, was the best choice for high degradation expected
taking into account the layout of the track in Shanghai.
The
Bahrain GP proves that closes the first part of the World and precedes
the 'European season' F1 in 2013, will also choose separate the first
three of the year. Following that Pirelli traced to Australia, there will be a leap in the scale of hardness between the tires chosen for Sakhir. Will be brought to the Middle East the soft and hard compounds.
Besides the two types of tires for dry track, Pirelli will provide, obviously, the intermediate compounds and heavy rain. Altogether,
each driver may use six sets of tires toughest weekend of the GP [also
called prime] and five of the softer [option]. The
use of intermediate tires is restricted to four games, while three sets
of tires for heavy rain are reserved for each of the 22 riders who are
part of the grid this year.
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