F1 – Road to…2016: Pirelli discloses its tyre compounds

With the engines turned off and all the teams engaged in assembling the new single-seaters, Pirelli has announced its tire compounds and the mandatory set for the the first three World championship Grand Prix which starts in Melburne, Australia, on March 20 and continues in Bahrain and China.

For the first three of the twenty-one events scheduled, the group from Milan will bring Medium (white), Soft (yellow), and SuperSoft (red) tire compounds. The tyres designed for race are the Medium and Soft ones, whereas SuperSofts are intended to Q3.