F1’s tyre supplier Pirelli has announced the tyre compounds it will take to Azerbaijan for the European Grand Prix.
The race will take place on the streets of Baku and will be the first to take place in the country. There has not been a European GP since the Valencia round in 2012.
The red super-soft, yellow-marked soft and white-banded medium compounds will be taken to Azerbaijan by Pirelli. The tyre manufacturer opted not to take the new ultra soft.
The tyre selection from Pirelli is the same as those chosen for the opening four races in Australia, Bahrain, China and Russia.
The 2016 regulations state nominations for fly-away races have to be made 14 weeks in advance, compared to the eight-week deadline for European rounds.
The medium and soft tyre must be used at some point during the race. Meanwhile one super-soft tyre set must be allocated for Q3 in qualifying.
The remaining sets, 13 in total, will be chosen by teams for the race weekend around the country’s capital city.
