'We are bringing our new rubber compounds this year, which creates some unknowns'
compounds will take on the challenge of COTA this weekend, where they will face the usual bumps and grip variations, as well as the latest surface modifications.
In the past, 'planing operations' have also been carried out, which reduce the magnitude of the bumps but result in a ribbed surface and grip changes. “On the other hand, we know that the grip will be low, and that its surface will be uneven in places. “The right shoulder of the rear tyres will be harder, but this is not to compensate for the number of turns, but rather for the sequence of the triple right-handers which generates very high stresses on the tyres.
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