[1]The new range of Pirelli P Zero tyres will be tested by Formula One teams during free practice at the Canadian Grand Prix, the tyre manufacturer announced on Thursday.
The tyres used for the actual race in Montreal on June 9 will, however, remain in their original 2013 specification. Pirelli said the decision was taken “in order to provide some testing time before any new range of tyres is introduced”.
“The P Zero White medium and P Zero Red supersoft for Canada will be in exactly the same specification as that which the teams started the season, with no adjustments,” the company said.
“This new tyre will be brought to Canada as an experimental tyre for free practice, as allowed by the current regulations. Each driver will receive two sets of this new medium compound for use during Friday’s two sessions only.
“Following feedback from the teams and drivers, the new specification of tyre is then set to be introduced from the British Grand Prix at the end of June.”
Pirelli’s tyres have come in for criticism this season because the company’s high-performance tyres were wearing out too quickly.
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