Pirelli Motorsport Director Mario Isola introduced that the tyre producer has chosen the C1, C2 and C3 tyres for the Dutch Grand Prix, describing the host venue, Circuit Zandvoort, as a notably “distinctive” observe on the schedule.
“The second half of the season will get underway with a singular race. The Dutch Grand Prix takes place in Zandvoort: one of the historically demanding tracks on the calendar that returned to the System 1 schedule three years in the past on the wave of all of the native assist for Max Verstappen, who repaid his followers amply with a pair of victories from the final two races.
Circuit Zandvoort is characterised by its winding structure and closely banked turns, making it a troublesome observe on the tyres. Isola attributes this to the “greater speeds” reached by the automobiles on the banked parts.
“It’s a really twisty observe with two banked corners – Flip 3 and Flip 14 – which might be steeper than Indianapolis, by the use of comparability. On corners like this the stress on the tyres is larger than it could be by regular corners, because the vertical forces improve with the a lot greater speeds because of the banking.”
Because of the excessive ranges of stress positioned on the tyres at Zandvoort, Isola defined that they are going to be bringing a tough, sturdy compound step as they did final yr. The primary change to be thought of is that this yr’s C1 is a brand new fixture, which is softer than that of final yr’s C1, now labelled C0.
“We’ve introduced the identical tyres as 2022, a minimum of so far as the names are involved: C1, C2, and C3. Nonetheless, the present C1 is definitely a brand new compound for this yr, positioned between the C2 and the earlier C1, which is now known as the C0.”
Isola mentioned that the protection automobiles introduced out finally yr’s race noticed a number of groups make the most of all three compounds, which he feels highlights the flexibility of Pirelli’s compound choices in Zandvoort.
“Final yr, in a race that was characterised by two neutralisations, no fewer than 14 drivers – together with the highest three – used all three compounds, underlining the big variety of choices out there to the strategists on the pit wall.”
