Official tire supplier Pirelli has announced the number of tires each driver can use in the 2022 F1 World Championship opening round Bahrain Grand Prix final.
Pirelli has nominated the hardest compound in the range, C1 (hard), C2 (medium) and C3 (soft), which are one step harder than last year at the opening round stage Bahrain Marina Circuit. In the final, it is mandatory to use either hard or medium set.
Also, at the 2022 F1 World Championship, the “Q2 tire rule” that the top 10 drivers must start with the tires that set the time in qualifying Q2 was abolished. All drivers are now free to choose their starting tires. This further complicates the strategy.
According to Pirelli, the fastest tire strategy for the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix is soft-hard-soft with two stops. In this case, the software window will be on the 15th to 21st laps. The second fastest strategy is soft-hard-two stops connecting soft, with the soft window on laps 14-20.
Mario Isola (Pirelli Motorsports Director)
“In qualifying, we finally knew the true pace of all the teams. With the same cool temperatures as the FP2 and the hardest tires in the range selected this weekend, the tires warmed up a bit, especially in the evening. The temperature has dropped. Another decisive factor in qualifying strategy was the abolition of the rule that required drivers to start the race with the tires that set the best time in Q2 this year. As a result, everyone Starting tomorrow on a completely equal field, tonight’s focus will shift to racing strategy and which tires to start on will be decided. There is a big performance gap between the compounds and the new F1 will make its race debut on Sunday already. Adding another level of complexity to difficult decisions. A little warmer conditions and two pit stops are expected compared to Saturday, but some drivers may have room to do something else. do not have”
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