The brand new pink tire was named the P Zero Pink hypersoft following a poll across Pirelli’s social media channels, endorsed by the sport’s leading personalities, who invited fans to choose a new name after the Brazilian Grand Prix. For Pirelli and the Teams, this also means that there can be more flexibility and variation in the tire choices, leading to extra opportunities when it comes to formulating creative race strategies. The new tires also introduce a new working ranges across the entire family as well, which together with the increased number of compounds, will allow tire nominations that are more specifically suited to each race next year. Pirelli also states that the compounds and constructions have been redesigned for each tire, which are ‘in keeping’ with its philosophy of renewing the range every year since the Italian firm returned to In total, there will now be seven slick P Zero compounds, which together with the newĬinturato intermediates and wets expand the 2018 range to nine options. Mechanical grip is required, such as Monaco.Īlso new for 2018 is the hard compound, which will now be coloured ice blue, whilst the new superhard, will be orange. This new compound will be suitable for circuits where maximum Brand new for 2018 is a tire that sits below the ultrasoft: an even softer compound called P Zero hypersoft, which is colored pink, and is the softest Formula 1 tire that

Pirelli states that all of the compounds are a step softer than this year, which it states will make them the fastest tires in Formula 1 history.

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