Bridgestone have announced the tyre compounds they will be supplying the teams with for the Canadian, European and British grand prix’s.
The concept of leaving a compound step between the two allocated tyres for an event is retained for all of these races.
The Japanese supplier will use the super soft and medium compounds in Canada and Europe, whilst the British GP will use the soft and hard compounds.
“The Canadian and European Grands Prix take place on street courses where it is important to have good grip due to the slippery nature of the track surfaces. As these tracks are not used regularly for racing, even the allocations we bring will seem too hard when used on the Friday,” says Hirohide Hamashima, Bridgestone’s Head of Motorsport Tyre Development.
“By race day the circuit improvement and rubber laid will mean that the high grip of the super soft compound paired with the greater durability of the medium compound should provide a good combination.
“The Silverstone circuit is historically the most severe on the calendar and now the new layout makes it even more severe. The new straight means a higher average speed, and there is hard braking and fierce acceleration over a lap. As always, we will be very vigilant to watch tyre temperature and wear. We expect we will see graining, even with the hard compound, but we believe that the soft and the hard compounds should allow exciting racing.”
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