Pirelli has nominated super-soft tyres as part of its allocation for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The second-softest compound in its selection will be the mandatory compound for Q3 at the Hungaroring, which has been resurfaced since last year’s race.
Drivers will also have to reserve a set of soft and medium compound tyres available for use in the race. These were the two compounds Pirelli brought to the race last year.
2016 tyre nominations
Circuit | 2016 Q3 | 2016 Option | 2016 Prime | 2015 Option | 2015 Prime |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | Super-soft | Soft | Medium | Soft | Medium |
Bahrain | Super-soft | Soft | Medium | Soft | Medium |
Shanghai | Super-soft | Soft | Medium | Soft | Medium |
Sochi | Super-soft | Soft | Medium | Super-soft | Soft |
Catalunya | Soft | Medium | Hard | Medium | Hard |
Monte-Carlo | Ultra-soft | Super-soft | Soft | Super-soft | Soft |
Montreal | Ultra-soft | Super-soft | Soft | Super-soft | Soft |
Baku | Super-soft | Soft | Medium | No race | No race |
Red Bull Ring | Ultra-soft | Super-soft | Soft | Super-soft | Soft |
Silverstone | Soft | Medium | Hard | Medium | Hard |
Hungaroring | Super-soft | Soft | Medium | Soft | Medium |
ColdFly F1 (@)
19th May 2016, 12:48
Montreal, Monte Carlo, Monaco – what’s in a word ;-)
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
19th May 2016, 13:00
The first time and maybe second time it was a mistake, but now I think it’s a deliberate in joke :)
SatchelCharge (@satchelcharge)
19th May 2016, 14:24
It’s been like that for a few weeks lol
Man United_Vettel (@siegfreyco)
19th May 2016, 16:46
Maybe Hungaroring and Hockenheim will be mixed-up too lol
Srdjan Mandic (@srga91)
19th May 2016, 17:22
That’s great news. Softer tyres and a new tarmac will make the times drop quite a lot.
In additon to that also the cars themselves got over 1s quicker on average so far this season.
We could see low 1:19s, possibly even high 1:18s on a dry weekend in Hungary this year.
To the Max !
19th May 2016, 18:08
I looked up the European F3 results of 2014 and 2016 to see the difference. The resurfacing seemed to have added 2s for the F3 cars.
F1’s cars gaining 1s + 2s of resurfacing + faster tyres and 1.18s might actual be a sure bet seeing Lewis did a 1:22.202 lap last year. Of course weather conditions are going to play a big part in it too, but who knows, F1 cars gaining some more as F3 cars and they could come close to the 1:17s…?