Two softest tyres to be used in Yas Marina season finale
Thursday 9 October 2014 10:21, UK
Pirelli has announced its tyre choices for the final three grands prix of the season in Austin, Brazil and Abu Dhabi.
The Italian manufacturer will take the white medium and yellow soft tyres to Texas at the end of the month. This has been the most frequent nomination this year, and Pirelli says it is well suited to the Circuit of The Americas, 'with its combination of fast corners and more technical sections'.
For the Brazilian GP on November 9, the two hardest compounds - the orange hard and white medium - will be used. Although Interlagos is the shortest lap of the year, Pirelli says 'the energy demands are high as the anti-clockwise track essentially consists of a series of non-stop corners, with a high level of asphalt roughness'.
Finally, the yellow soft and red supersoft will be used at the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi. Pirelli says the Yas Marina track is one of the smoothest of the year and also 'well-known territory' given the amount of testing carried out there.
Also a factor is the fact that the November 23 race - in which double points are on offer - takes place into the evening, with ambient and track temperatures dropping.
