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Formula 1 moves on to Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend, with tyre supplier Pirelli bringing their three softest dry compounds to the venue – namely the C3 as the hard, the C4 as the medium and the C5 as the soft.
Drivers will get two sets of the hard tyre (marked white), three sets of the medium tyre (marked yellow), and eight sets of the soft tyre (marked red), as well as the green intermediate tyre and the blue full wets, should they be required.
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“As the circuit is normally open to city traffic, track evolution will be an important factor to consider when evaluating performance, while the weather can also play its part,” reads Pirelli’s weekend preview.
“Usually, it is quite hot in September, with temperatures definitely higher than those experienced when the race was held in April. Furthermore, track temperature can vary significantly depending on which parts are in sunlight or in the shade from the surrounding buildings, especially in the section that runs through the old city.
“The wind can [also] upset the car’s handling and, coming from different directions, can catch the drivers unawares, as it is channelled by the surrounding buildings of the town.
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