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Pirelli change tyre compounds for Valencia
2011 European Grand Prix
20 June 2011 by Keith Collantine
Pirelli tyres, Istanbul, 2011
Pirelli tyres, Istanbul, 2011
Pirelli has changed the choice of tyre compounds available at this weekend’s European Grand Prix.
The teams will be allocated sets of the medium and soft tyres for this weekend’s race, instead of the medium and super-soft tyre, as previously announced.
The more conservation tyre selection could reduce the number of pit stops drivers need to make during the race.
Motorsport director Paul Hembery said: “Tyre wear on this circuit is likely to be quite high because of the track layout, the nature of the surface, and also the weather conditions, which should be very warm.
“For all these reasons, we’ve selected the medium and soft tyres, which should provide the teams with a good level of resistance, plenty of different opportunities for strategy and about a second per lap difference between the compounds.”
Pirelli will also introduce a revised medium compound tyre at the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend.
It is the first time the medium tyre has been used for a race this year, and the compound used will be the new one tested in practice in Canada.
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