Formula One racing’s official tyre suppliers Pirelli have announced the tyre compounds that will be used at the first three races of the second half of the season, in Belgium, Italy and Singapore.For Belgium’s demanding Spa circuit, the longest and one of the fastest tracks on the calendar, Pirelli will bring the orange-marked hard and white-marked medium compound. The two hardest compounds have been chosen because Spa sees the front tyres experience the highest vertical load they’ll face all season, mainly due to the fast, sweeping Eau Rouge corner. For Pirelli’s home race in Italy, the hard and the medium compounds have again been nominated to deal with the very...
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