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Fans will still learn real tyre names next season - Pirelli

"Fans will still learn real tyre names next season" - Pirelli

14-07-2018 08:41
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Bobby Vincent

Pirelli have confirmed that fans of Formula 1 will still be able to learn the exact tyre compounds that are being used next year with simplified naming system that is set to come in 2019.

Pirelli has been asked to make the naming system simpler for its compounds next season.

The selections will be known as simply 'hard', 'medium' or 'soft'.

Pirelli's sporting director Mario Isola explained that fans who want to find out more about the exact compound, e.g. hyper-soft or super-soft can do just that.

"We will tell you which is the compound we nominate for each race because obviously we are not going to the race with the (same) three compounds everywhere," Isola explained to RaceFans.net.

"We will find a way to give you the information but for spectators that are not really interested in technical stuff they will learn three colours, three names and that's all."

Isola confirms Pirelli will have a colour coding system next season and this means there are still some issues to solve for Formula 1's main tyre manufacturer.

"We will have different compounds associated to the same colour and when we have the tyres returning to the warehouse... we must be 100% sure we don't mix (them)," Isola said.

"We need to find a solution to avoid any minimal risk to mix the tyres.

"Also we need to understand how to manage collective testing.

"Now we are using all different colours, tomorrow what do we do?

"When they have all the compounds available, five or six, or whatever number it will be, which system do we use to recognise?|