News Details

Pirelli confirms Belgian and Japanese compound choices

Pirelli has confirmed which tyres it will make available at the Belgian and Japanese races, the 13th and 17th rounds of the 2016 championship. The new tyre rules stipulate that compound choices must be made eight weeks in advance for European races and 14 weeks for long-haul events, hence confirmation of two races which are several weeks apart. For the Belgian Grand Prix, the white medium, yellow soft and red supersoft will be available - the most common combination this season. The mandatory race sets are the medium and soft, one of which must be used during the race at some stage. The supersoft must be used in the final stage of qualifying (Q3). Japan will see the same compound choice as...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Pirelli confirms nominated tyre compounds for Malaysia

Pirelli has confirmed which tyre compounds will be available for drivers...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Mercedes: High speeds and high drama on opening day in...

Lewis Hamilton topped both sessions with Nico P2 in each Both Mercedes...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Ultrasoft the favoured tyre for Austrian Grand Prix

The ultrasoft tyre is the most popular compound choice for the upcoming...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Pirelli announces Malaysia compounds

– Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has announced its compound...
9y ago from GPUpdate.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Helio Castroneves confirms return for 26th...

Helio Castroneves has confirmed that he will take part in the upcoming...

Kyle Kirkwood’s surprise lunge on Alex Palou...

Kyle Kirkwood took victory in the inaugural Grand Prix of Arlington on...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

WRC Rally Scotland brings top tier rallying back to...

The 2027 WRC calendar should have an exciting new event on the calendar:...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Have to cook at the optimal speed' - Mikel Arteta...

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has opened up about comparisons between Lionel...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'It’s a great game for the neutral' - Joe Cole makes...

Joe Cole has backed Arsenal to beat Manchester City in the Carabao Cup...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal's next four games will make or break their...

It's no exaggeration to say that the fate of Arsenal's season probably...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

The race for Premier League Player of the Season:...

As we push through the crucial month of March in the 2025/26 Premier...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.