F1 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is around the corner, hence Pirelli has announced the tyres which the drivers and teams will have for racing. The last race of 2020 Formula 1 season will take place in Abu Dhabi for which Pirelli has chosen the softest three tyre compounds from their range of tyres.
After all the drama and uncertain tracks which the drivers ventured into for the first time ever, now returns to a familiar setting for the 2020 season finale- Yas Marina Circuit. Pirelli have announced which tyres they will bring to the race: C3, C4 and C5 compounds.
According to Pirelli, this is the same tyre allocation as the 2019 F1 Abu Dhabi GP and Pirelli mentions that the tyres will have the smooth surface and low tyre wear suitable for the circuit which is why they are picking the softest tyres in the range.
Teams will also test 2021 Pirelli tyres during Friday Free Practice 2 - just one set C4, unlike Bahrain where they tested two sets of C3s. There will be the usual number of compounds available for the weekend: two sets of hards, three sets of mediums and eight sets of softs.
Pirelli's tyre chief for formula 1, Mario Isola, explained why they had chosen the softest compounds for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: "The teams are very familiar with the Yas Marina circuit, which should allow them to extract maximum performance straight away to decide the final championship positions," he said.
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"The fastest lap in the 10-year previous F1 history of the track was set last year in qualifying, so it will be interesting to see if that benchmark is lowered even further this weekend.
"There will also be an emphasis on testing: both with the 2021 tyres in FP2, which the teams previously tried on Friday in Bahrain nearly two weeks ago, and at the post-season test, which will take place on Tuesday after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
"The 2021 tyre test should provide very useful data and the post-season one should allow drivers to get familiar with the car for what will hopefully be a much more normal 2021."
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