Like Monaco, Montreal is a semi-permanent facility but the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is faster with a low-grip surface: two parameters that have a far-reaching effect on tire wear.
There are also areas of heavy braking and maximum traction, which are also important parameters when it comes to tire behaviour.
Pirelli says that consequently long stints of more than 50 laps on the PZero tires, as seen in Monaco, are unlikely and instead there will be a return to wheel-to-wheel sprint racing.
Pirelli’s PZero Red supersoft tire and the harder PZero Yellow tire will be used in Montreal.
On Friday, drivers will be given two additional sets of Pirelli’s new medium compound slicks to evaluate for the future during the two free practice sessions.
“From the data we collected in Monaco, we can see that Sebastian Vettel’s tires would have gone the distance if he had continued to drive on them in the same way that he had been doing up to the red flag period,” said Paul Hembery, Pirelli’s Motorsport Director.
“This means that he could have covered 62 laps, the equivalent of more than 200 kilometres, on the PZero Yellow soft tire, with an extremely close finish,” he added.
“The characteristics of Canada mean that we’re unlikely to see a one-stop strategy this weekend, but we’re hoping that the racing will be just as close and that the opportunities for overtaking will give teams even more possibilities than Monaco in terms of race strategy,” Hembery declared.
There are also areas of heavy braking and maximum traction, which are also important parameters when it comes to tire behaviour.
Pirelli says that consequently long stints of more than 50 laps on the PZero tires, as seen in Monaco, are unlikely and instead there will be a return to wheel-to-wheel sprint racing.
Pirelli’s PZero Red supersoft tire and the harder PZero Yellow tire will be used in Montreal.
On Friday, drivers will be given two additional sets of Pirelli’s new medium compound slicks to evaluate for the future during the two free practice sessions.
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| Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, Monaco GP (Photo: Pirelli) |
“From the data we collected in Monaco, we can see that Sebastian Vettel’s tires would have gone the distance if he had continued to drive on them in the same way that he had been doing up to the red flag period,” said Paul Hembery, Pirelli’s Motorsport Director.
“This means that he could have covered 62 laps, the equivalent of more than 200 kilometres, on the PZero Yellow soft tire, with an extremely close finish,” he added.
“The characteristics of Canada mean that we’re unlikely to see a one-stop strategy this weekend, but we’re hoping that the racing will be just as close and that the opportunities for overtaking will give teams even more possibilities than Monaco in terms of race strategy,” Hembery declared.