Starting Grid 2017 Spanish F1 GP

Event: Spanish Grand Prix
Track: Catalunya Circuit

2017 Spanish Grand Prix Tyre Compounds

Pirelli brings the three hardest compounds in the Formula 1 range for the first time this year: P Zero Orange hard, P Zero White medium, and P Zero Yellow soft. This is to cope with the notoriously high demands put on the tyres at the Circuit de Catalunya: caused not only by the famous long and fast corners, but also by the abrasive surface and likelihood of warm weather. As a regular testing venue, including two sessions earlier this year, Barcelona is the track that the teams probably know best – but a lot has changed since the last visit, just over two months ago…

F1 Grid 2017 Spanish Grand Prix

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