After 5 years, the Chinese GP returns to the calendar valid for the 2024 F1 season with Pirelli having decided to bring the middle compounds of its range
F1 returns to Shanghai for the Chinese GP 5 years after the last time, therefore the decision is not easy Pirelli on compounds to be used during the weekend. In fact, since Shanghai 2019 many things have changed in the world of Formula 1. That year the Chinese GP celebrated the 1000th Grand Prix of the category. Due to COVID it was no longer possible to compete on this circuit. Furthermore, this weekend will mark the anniversary of first GP held in China in 2004when he won Rubens Barrichello with Ferrari.
The Chinese circuit has a distance of just over 5km, there are 16 corners, some slow and some fast. There are two main straights where they are also present le due zone DRS where it will be more possible to overtake.
F1, Chinese GP: here are the compounds brought by Pirelli
The Italian company that supplies the compounds to the single-seaters, namely Pirelli, not being able to have much data available on the track, relied on simulations and historical data. From this it emerged that the lateral and longitudinal forces the tires will experience should be within the average range. A clear response to the drivers' concerns on a track that has been “unused” since 2019. The three compounds selected by Pirelli fall into the middle range, with the C2 come Hard, C3 come Media e C4 come Soft. In essence it is the same selection as 2019 but in a very different context starting from the 13 inch tires that were used in those days and the totally changed aerodynamics. So, for Pirelli, for the teams and for the riders it's like if you were writing on a blank sheet of paper given the scarcity of accumulative data.
The debut of the format will make everything even more variable Sprint, the first of six seasonal events. Although this format has been slightly modified compared to last year, it remains the same only one free practice session on Friday. It will therefore not be easy for the teams to set up the single-seaters and above all to see the behavior of the tires over long distances. On a track where the grip, at least initially, it will be very scarce before the cars take to the track. On the strategy front however, usually the Chinese GP in the pre-COVID years had us accustomed to races due pit-stop.
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