Pirelli has announced publicly the tyre choices of the competing teams in the upcoming Brazilian Grand Prix. Pirelli, the official F1 tyre supplier has offered hard, medium, and soft compound for the important race that’s scheduled to be held on 13th November this year.
Surprisingly, the top-2 title rivals and Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have opted for same tyre strategies. Both the drivers will have Pirelli’s one set of hard compound tyre, four medium and eight sets of soft tyres. Now, with the new regulations in place teams are allowed to choose from three different compounds, with a quota of 13 sets per driver.
Pirelli & C. SpA is an Italian multinational tyre manufacturer, it is now fully owned by ChemChina. It is also the world’s 5th largest tyre maker.
Author: Ankit verma
My need for speed began at a very early age and I realised this as soon as I got my first bicycle at the age of 8. When all the other kids would break downhill I would pedal harder just to go faster and enjoy the thrill. Adding to my interest for speed, I grew engrossed in the working mechanics of two wheelers thanks to my father as he is a hydraulic mechanic and would take me along with him on his repair sessions. Eventually I became familiar with the tools and basic technical concepts of two wheelers.Super sport and sport tourers are more of my liking and the sparks to these flames were ignited the first time I experienced the maddening power of a Yamaha YZF R1. I was just 14 years old at the time and got to ride as a pillion with an older acquaintance. This one short ride influenced my every decision in terms of the bikes I want to own. As of today I’m 26 years old and a proud owner of a Yamaha Fz15 version 2.0 and a Kawasaki Ninja 650 2014 model having clocked a decent 30k Kms only while touring, waiting to clock 1000s more as riding makes me feel whole again after enduring the dismal routines of life.
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