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Pirelli announces tyre compounds and has striking choice for Silverstone

11 June 2020 at 16:56
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  • GPblog.com

Pirelli doesn't wait any longer and has announced all tyre compositions for the next eight races in one go on Thursday. Really exciting choices are not included, but still there is one race that does stand out.

In the past, Pirelli announced the tyre compositions for each Grand Prix separately a few weeks prior to the event. The 2020 season is once again unique in this respect, as this time the Italian tyre manufacturer chose to announce all the compounds for the announced European races in one go.

“With so many variables at the start of this delayed season, and a flexible calendar that doesn’t leave much time to react to changing circumstances, it was agreed with the Teams, the promoter and the FIA to announce the compound nominations for the first eight races this year all together", says Mario Isola from Pirelli.

Different tyres for second race at Silverstone

Pirelli chooses a safe middle ground with the C2, C3 and C4 compounds in six out of eight races. Only in Spain and Great Britain is a harder tyre chosen. The latter choice is remarkable, because Pirelli only takes the harder C1 with him for the second race at Silverstone.

Pirelli and Mario Isola don't say for the time being about their choice to make two different selections for the same circuit, but it could be a way to make the second race on the same circuit different. Still, it's strange that this doesn't happen in Austria as well.