Pirelli confirms compounds for COTA, Mexico City and Brazil

September 29, 2023

in Racing

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Pirelli has revealed the tyre compounds for use on the forthcoming races in Austin, Mexico and Brazil.

F1 returns to the American continent within the closing phases of the season for 3 races on consecutive weekends (from twentieth October to fifth November) in three totally different nations.

On the subject of the tyre selections, two are the identical and one is all-new for this yr. The nominations are unchanged from final yr for Austin and Interlagos: C2 as P Zero White onerous, C3 as P Zero Yellow medium, and C4 as P Zero Crimson mushy.

For the Mexican Grand Prix in Mexico Metropolis although, the alternatives will likely be a step softer than final yr: C3 as P Zero White onerous, C4 as P Zero Yellow medium, and C5 as P Zero Crimson mushy.

A brand new model of the C4 may even be tried out on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez throughout free observe, with a view to 2024. This take a look at will likely be run in precisely the identical method as final Friday in Suzuka, the place a brand new model of the C2 was trialled. Groups will obtain two further units per driver of the experimental compound, which they’ll use each time they like in the course of the two hours of free observe scheduled for Friday.

The opposite two grands prix, in Austin and Sao Paulo, will likely be Dash weekends, with only one hour of free observe earlier than qualifying on Friday. Saturday will then characteristic the Dash Shootout to find out the grid positions for the Dash itself within the afternoon. On Sunday, the grand prix takes place as normal.

This would be the first time that the Circuit of the Americas holds a dash weekend, whereas Interlagos has already hosted dash races in each 2021 and 2022.

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