#SpanishGP 🇪🇸: Happy race week! We are back to Barcelona this weekend, and Pirelli have chosen their tyres! The teams will have in their bank the Hard C1, Medium C2 and Soft C3. 🧵 
The hardest range of compounds, a pretty straightforward choice for Pirelli (same as last year, albeit using a brand-new family of tyres) with the demands of the Barcelona circuit being extremely well-known from testing and previous races.
With mainly the long Turn 3 as well as Turn 9 putting a lot of energy through the tyres.
The teams were at Barcelona three months ago for pre-season testing. However, there are three big differences to consider: firstly, the teams concentrated on testing compounds in the middle of the range back then rather than the hard; secondly, weather conditions were much cooler
and thirdly, the new cars were in their most basic launch specification.
The cars have moved on considerably since then, and it’s going to be interesting to see how much that improvement actually is with the latest upgrades.
The cars have moved on considerably since then, and it’s going to be interesting to see how much that improvement actually is with the latest upgrades.
“With Barcelona being a very well-used circuit, there’s not going to be a huge amount of track evolution expected over the course of the weekend. Temperatures should be dry and warm, adding to the heavy demands placed on the tyres.”
The track itself is unchanged compared to last year, when Turn 10 was modified, slightly increasing the overall length of the circuit.
Last year’s winning strategy was a two-stopper, the traditional approach to Barcelona, with Lewis Hamilton using a soft-medium-medium strategy.
Last year’s winning strategy was a two-stopper, the traditional approach to Barcelona, with Lewis Hamilton using a soft-medium-medium strategy.
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