Pirelli, here are the compounds available to the drivers for the Japanese Grand Prix
New softs for Mercedes and Ferrari. Red Bull with freshly run-in compounds
di Roberto Valenti8 October 2016
With a press release issued a few minutes ago, Pirelli made official all the sets of new tires that the drivers will be able to use in the Japanese Grand Prix, the seventeenth round of the 2016 Formula One world championship.
It should be noted that Ferrari and Mercedes managed to safeguard a set of new soft tires that can be used in tomorrow's race. A different story however for Red Bull given that Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen will be able to count on three soft compounds used (of which one set has just been run in at the end of Q1).
Here is the complete list:
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