What technical characteristics must tyre manufacturers consider for the Sachsenring?
“Sachsenring is one of the slowest tracks on the calendar and also one of the shortest laps we experience during the season at just 3.671km. The circuit is run in an anti-clockwise direction and we must deal with an asymmetrical composition of corners with ten left and four right-hand turns. From a tyre perspective, this means we must ensure good warm-up on the right-hand side of the tyre, particularly considering the middle section when riders must spent around a third of the lap constantly using the left-hand side of the tyre.” What compounds will Bridgestone riders have at their disposal? “Taking into consideration the amount of pressure that the left-hand side of the tyre is under, we will be bringing medium and hard compound rears for our teams both 16 and 16.5. The asphalt at Sachsenring has been recently resurfaced which will inevitably require some adaptation from teams and tyre manufacturers, but I hope that we will not experience any unpleasant surprises when we start practic
