Pirelli announce GP2 Hungary choices
- Jul 22, 2015
- 1 min read
The GP2 Series returns this weekend accompanying Formula 1 to Budapest, and Pirelli have announced the tyre compounds available to the teams this weekend.
GP2 will follow Formula 1 and will use the soft and medium tyres for the sixth round of the championship. Stoffel Vandoorne will be looking to extend his championship lead whilst his nearest title rival Alex Rossi will be looking to reduce the 65 point gap.
Pirelli’s racing manager Mario Isola said “There is little rest for the tyres at Hungaroring apart from the pit straight, meaning the tyres are constantly working hard from corner to corner and operating at the top of their working range. As a result, we have selected the medium and soft tyres for GP2 in order to find the right balance between performance and durability."
"The drivers will also need to have a significant input in managing their tyres, to have the performance to take advantage of any overtaking opportunities that arise towards the end of the races in particular. The weather is going to play a big part and we are expecting high temperatures, which obviously have an effect on thermal degradation. Hungaroring is not easy to overtake on, so tyre strategy is going to be key for all the GP2 teams.”
Live coverage and commentary will be available at @BeckettsGP2 this weekend.
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