Bridgestone is pleased to announce the compound allocations of Potenza tires for a further four rounds of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Hirohide Hamashima, Bridgestone Director of motorsport tire development, says: “We have made the change to the tire allocation concept based on the data we have collected from races so far this year combined with our knowledge of the tracks we visit for these races. The cars of 2009 are very different to those used last year so we have learnt a lot so far this year, and they do use their tires differently from before.”
“Hungary is a circuit where the characteristics demand our softest tires. This is also true for street courses, and we used the softest allocation earlier in the year at Monaco, and will again in Valencia. In Spa the weather temperatures can be quite cool, so the hard compound could have caused difficulties, and the super soft would have been too soft for this track, so that means the allocation of medium and soft is obvious. In Monza the hard compound would have given too big a difference between it and the soft, so we will bring the soft and the medium.”
Race Type of tire
Grand Prix of Hungary: Super soft & Soft
Grand Prix of Europe (Valencia): Super soft & Soft
Grand Prix of Belgium: Soft & Medium
Grand Prix of Italy: Soft & Medium
photo:WRI2
Hirohide Hamashima, Bridgestone Director of motorsport tire development, says: “We have made the change to the tire allocation concept based on the data we have collected from races so far this year combined with our knowledge of the tracks we visit for these races. The cars of 2009 are very different to those used last year so we have learnt a lot so far this year, and they do use their tires differently from before.”
“Hungary is a circuit where the characteristics demand our softest tires. This is also true for street courses, and we used the softest allocation earlier in the year at Monaco, and will again in Valencia. In Spa the weather temperatures can be quite cool, so the hard compound could have caused difficulties, and the super soft would have been too soft for this track, so that means the allocation of medium and soft is obvious. In Monza the hard compound would have given too big a difference between it and the soft, so we will bring the soft and the medium.”
Race Type of tire
Grand Prix of Hungary: Super soft & Soft
Grand Prix of Europe (Valencia): Super soft & Soft
Grand Prix of Belgium: Soft & Medium
Grand Prix of Italy: Soft & Medium
photo:WRI2