Pirelli previews Spanish Grand Prix and new Silver compound debut
Pirelli has previewed the Spanish Grand Prix and the debut of the latest evolution of its harder compound tyre, suggesting that it should provide a longer-lasting alternative to the Yellow-coded softer compound that has been the teams’ favourite this F1 season. The company’s motorsport director Paul Hembery states: “Our new PZero Silver tyre is an evolution of the existing tyre that should provide an extra five laps or so of running compared to the previous version, widening the gap between the new hard tyre and the soft.
“This will become the definitive hard tyre for the year, providing we see the results that we are expecting from the race. These are tyres that have been extensively tested, so I feel confident that they will add another exciting dimension to the race this weekend – particularly in terms of potential strategies.”
The tyre has the same basic structure and construction as its predecessor but uses a new compound that reduces degradation and increases the range by 10 to 25 per cent, depending on a variety of factors such as track surface, weather conditions, set-up and driving style. The PZero Silver is designed to represent a bigger step over the PZero Yellow, which will also be used in Barcelona this weekend. This combination gives teams greater scope to make use of more creative race strategies.
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