This is the tyre that will be used the most in both qualifying and the race”.ġ.31 bar(19.0 psi) minimum starting pressures (front slick)ġ.24 bar(18. This is the first Grand Prix that the drivers have been able to select their own tyre allocations, and as expected the nominations have overwhelmingly favoured the ultrasoft.

47 Bedford Autodrome West Circuit Post 2006 Hot Lap: 1:21.20 done by Evo magazine with a custom modified McLaren F1 (with the same tyres as the Enzo ) on 10. “The three softest compounds are the obvious choice for Monaco, but there is still plenty of scope for strategic variation, because wear and degradation is so low that the teams can more or less choose whenever they would like to make their single pit stop from ultrasoft to supersoft, which should be the standard choice for the race. MIRA Proving Ground, 2.82-mile (4.54 km) banked circuit, top speed test: An average speed of 168 mph (270 km/h), with a maximum speed of 196.2 mph (315.8 km/h) (driven by Peter Taylor). Mario Isola – Pirelli Motorsport – Head of Car Racing Some teams are introducing further upgrade packages as well as specific parts for Monaco, but overall performance is not always the deciding factor in the Principality.įormer Monaco winner Jenson Button returns to Formula 1 with McLaren for the first time since last year, deputising for Fernando Alonso, who is competing in the Indy 500.Īs is traditional in Monaco, there is no F1 track action on Friday, with free practice instead taking place on Thursday. Pirelli, having brought the three hardest compounds in the range to the last Grand Prix in Spain, now brings the three softest compounds to a completely different type of circuit, Monaco, featuring soft, supersoft and ultrasoft. Under hard braking or cornering a typically F1 car will pull 4g’s, which is over 4 times as much as a 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51 would do which produces a max of 1.03g in hard cornering.

But how the different teams approach this demanding and unforgiving race strategically is much more uncertain. F1 0-60 times are extreme, however so are their ability to perform incredibly tight high speed maneuvers, decelerate and reach impressively high top speeds.

The famous street circuit is well-known for having the lowest average speed and tyre degradation of the year: as such a one-stop race is the most likely scenario. On this weekend the F1, championship where many teams involved are equipped by BMC, race on Monaco Circuit.

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