Following the week off, the Formula 1 prepares for the third round of the season. You fly to Melbourne, at Albert Park and, as always, before departure it's time to find out le mixes selected by Pirelli.
Pirelli: C2, C3 and C4 for Melbourne
For the Australian Grand Prix she was nominated the C2 compound as P Zero White Hard, the C3 as P Zero Yellow Medium and C4 as P Zero Red Soft. The FIA has confirmed that they will be present this year four DRS zones. It could therefore be the edition of the Melbourne race with the highest top speed, given that theoretically it could reach 340 km/h. The streets of the Albert Park street circuit were resurfaced in 2022, inserting metal inclusions in the agglomeration that improved the grip of the tyres. The asphalt is in fact smoother than the other circuits in the world championship and greater grip can only be achieved after numerous track sessions.
The Australian Grand Prix recorded average tire forces and low levels of abrasion. The new layout inaugurated last year favors overtaking especially in the second sector. With a set-up of the car that focuses on traction, exiting corners can be helped in order to have a better chance of overtaking on the short straights of the track.
For Oscars Piastres, this will be for all intents and purposes the home race. The young McLaren driver was in fact born in Melbourne, just a short distance from Albert Park. Other Australian drivers who arrived before him in Formula 1 are, among others, Jack Brabham, Alan Jones, Tim Schenken, Mark Webber and Daniel Ricciardo.
Isola: "More options for the race thanks to the chosen compounds"
To better present the new race week, the words of the head of Pirelli's Motorsport area, Mario Isola, were not lacking"For the Australian Grand Prix we chose the same trio of compounds as in 2019. After a couple of years of absence from the Formula 1 calendar due to the pandemic, last year we opted for a compound jump, bringing the softer C5 together with C2 and C3. The 2022 race, won by Charles Leclerc, was just one stop away and the teams all opted to ride Hard and Medium, relegating Soft to qualifying only.
In the coming weekend, the teams will instead have C2, C3 and C4 available, thus allowing them to have, at least on paper, more options available in terms of strategy. We expect high track evolution over the weekend, as has traditionally occurred in Melbourne, while the forces affecting the tires are average. The track is very smooth and even the corners are now faster after the changes introduced last year, thus facilitating overtaking and the show".
SOURCE: Pirelli F1 Media
