Formula 1 | Pirelli, the softest compounds in Abu Dhabi with an eye to 2024

For the last race of the season, the compounds selected by Pirelli they are C3, C4 and C5, respectively hard/white, medium/yellow and soft/red. Almost all the teams chose to start with the mediums in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix of 2022. Verstappen, Leclerc e Perez, on the podium in this order they all made just one stop, stopping between the sixteenth and twenty-first laps to switch to hard. The track is made up of 16 corners, combined with some fast sections, including the 1,2 kilometer straight between turns 5 and 6. Changes to the 2021 circuit have shortened its length to 5,28 kilometres. AND Lewis Hamilton the driver with the most successes in this Grand Prix (five), followed by Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel (three). Mercedes e Red Bull they are the most successful teams in the UAE with six wins each.

“From the thousand lights of Las Vegas we go in a few days to the sunset of Abu Dhabi, after a journey lasting just over 13.000 kilometers for what has now become an end-of-season classic – said Mario Isola, Pirelli motorsport director. The Yas Marina track, in fact, will host the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend for the fifteenth time which, on eleven occasions, has been the last stage of the season. In 2021 the track has been modified in some points which have made it faster and more streamlined, also creating greater opportunities for overtaking, as seen in the last two editions. Yas Marina is at the lower end of the severity scale when it comes to tyres, although the vertical loads exerted on the front axle in particular are significant. For this event we have confirmed the softest possible trio of compounds, composed of C3 as Hard, C4 as Medium and C5 as Soft. It is the same choice as last year but also for the Las Vegas race, a confirmation of the versatility of the compounds currently available."

“As usual, the Grand Prix will have an extension on the following Tuesday with a day of testing which will see all the teams on track with two cars, one dedicated to young drivers and one, theoretically, for tire tests. It must be said that on this occasion there will be no new solutions to try in terms of compounds. In fact, it was recently communicated to the FIA ​​and the teams that in 2024 the compounds will be the same as those available this year: the only change will be the reduction of their number from six to five, with the elimination of C0, which has never been used in a race weekend. The test could therefore be an opportunity for the teams to work on optimizing tire management by collecting useful data for preparation for next season. For the day, teams will have a predefined tire allocation. The car intended for tire work will be able to fit ten sets: one of C1, one of C2, two of C5, three of C4 and the same number of C3. The single-seater reserved for young people can be equipped with two sets of C3 and the same number of C5, as well as four sets of C4".