(Pirelli Motorsport Media)
Pirelli head to this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix around the
streets of Monte Carlo with a brand P-Zero Red walled Super Soft compound tyre.
It is the first time in 2015 that the Super Soft has been brought to a race.
Pirelli will also bring the yellow walled Soft compound tyre
to the Principality. The performance gap between the two compounds is expected
to be between 1.0-1.1s.
Formula One celebrates 65 years this year and the very first
Monaco Grand Prix wa78 s won by great Juan Manuel Fangio in a Pirelli shod Alfa
Romeo. Due to the fact that the circuit in Monte Carlo is the shortest on the
calendar this means that the race takes place over 78 laps.
Last year’s race winner Mercedes Nico Rosberg completed the
race using a stop strategy which was due to a safety car period.
Romain Grosjean in the Lotus who finished in eighth place
was the highest two stop strategy. Pirelli are predicting a similar strategy
this season. Speaking ahead of this weekend’s race, Pirelli Motorsport Director
Paul Hembery commented by saying:
‘Monaco is one of those races that everyone
looks forward to: there are very few words that can adequately describe the
spectacle. We’re bringing our brand new supersoft tyre for the first time this
year, together with the soft, as has been the case since we started our current
Formula One era in 2011. Monaco has often been described as a circuit where
overtaking is impossible, but we have seen in the past there how tyre strategy
and degradation has often led to positions changing, including on-track overtaking.
In particular, the way that drivers use the new supersoft tyre, with is notable
performance advantage, will be crucial. There are a number of unusual aspects
to Monaco, including the timing of the sessions themselves, which only add to
the famed unpredictability of this race and inevitable comparisons with the
roulette wheel. But as is always the case, the right preparation and collection
of tyre data during practice will put any driver in a strong position to
maximise their potential in the race as well as the crucial qualifying session.’
The Monaco Grand Prix is unique in that the Friday of the
race weekend is a public holiday and as a result the opening practice sessions
take place on Thursday which means that the Drivers press conference also takes
place a day earlier than normal so in this case it will be on Wednesday.
© Ben Johnston 2015
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