Formula One official tyre supplier Pirelli has confirmed earlier today the tyre compounds sets that each driver will bring to the Japanese Grand Prix, which is the next round of the 2019 Formula One season. The Italian marque has elected to bring the hardest range of compounds for the event at Suzuka.
Unsurprisingly, the C2 ‘hard’ tyre is not a popular choice, with very few drivers bringing more than a single set of the compound. Scuderia Ferrari and Red Bull have one more set of the ‘soft’ C3 compound compared to championship leaders Mercedes, who in turn have 4 sets of the C2 ‘middle’ compound.
Alfa Romeo Racing drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi have made the same tyre choices for the next round of the 2019 Formula One season, the Japanese GP: Kimi and Antonio will be able to use one set of the C1 Hard tyre, three sets of C2 Medium and nine sets of C3 Soft. Renault has adopted the most aggressive approach, choosing 10 sets of Softs, which leaves Daniel Ricciardo with two sets of Mediums.
As usual Pirelli mandates one of each compound for every driver, after which they are permitted free choice for the remaining 10 sets from their allocation of 13.
Take a look at the full list below.
| Driver | C1 | C2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Alexander Albon | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Nico Hulkenberg | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Carlos Sainz | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Lando Norris | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Sergio Perez | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Lance Stroll | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| George Russell | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Robert Kubica | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Leave a Reply