F1 News, Reports and Race Results

Force India makes notably different tyre choices for GermanGP

Pirelli has announced the tyre choices made by each team for the upcoming German Grand Prix, which sees Force India drivers with notably different allocations.

Most teams have loaded up on the supersoft compound ahead of Formula One’s return to Hockenheim, with a maximum of nine sets for Ferrari, McLaren-Honda, and Sauber.

However, Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg will only receive six sets of the red-marked rubber, along with four sets of softs, and three of the medium compound.

This year's regulations allow teams to choose ten of their 13 sets for each race weekend without restriction, with three different tyre compounds available for each event. Pirelli nominated the supersoft, soft and medium rubber for the German GP.

With the official tyre supplier making one set of mediums and one set of softs the mandatory race tyres - of which one set must be used - all teams, save Force India, have effectively not chosen any extra medium tyres for the Hockenheim contest.

All squads, who had to make their selection eight weeks in advance of the race, have the same allocations for each driver.

©Pirelli Motorsport

TECHNICAL: Under the skin of the Mercedes W07

Closing the gap? 2016 constructors points progression

FEATURE: Red Bull Racing: Be My Guest

From the cockpit: Felipe Nasr on the green grass of home

Keep up to date with all the F1 news via Facebook and Twitter

Julien Billiotte

Recent Posts

Budkowksi in, Lowdon out as team principal of Cadillac

Cadillac’s Formula 1 project has taken a dramatic turn before it has even fully found…

10 hours ago

From rookie pain to title reign: Mercedes lifts lid on Antonelli’s rise

When Kimi Antonelli arrived at Mercedes last year, he looked less like a future genuine…

11 hours ago

Boutsen resists and gets it done in Hungary

Because of the summer shutdown which has become a cornerstone of the Formula 1 calendar,…

13 hours ago

F1 sponsor JCB swaps heavy lifting for 406mph land speed record

Aston Martin F1 sponsor JCB has built its reputation on heavy lifting. But this week,…

14 hours ago

Maya Weug exposes the harsh reality behind F1 Academy

Less than a year ago, Maya Weug was fighting for an F1 Academy title in…

15 hours ago

Off-track drama: Franco Colapinto burgled during F1 summer break

For Alpine’s Franco Colapinto, a relaxing retreat along the pristine shores of Lake Como during…

16 hours ago