Bridgestone Ready For The Big Challenge

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Bridgestone ready for the big challenge

Australian GP - Bridgestone - Preview

Bridgestone and Ferrari will once again make

a formidable pairing

After months of winter testing, Bridgestone Motorsport is all set for the opening round of the championship in Melbourne, Australia. This year sees the introduction of new tyre, engine and aerodynamic regulations as well as a new qualifying format and Bridgestone has been working closely with its three teams, Ferrari, Jordan and Minardi, to meet these new challenges.

One set of tyres this year must last for both qualifying sessions, all reconnaissance laps and the entire race and Bridgestone will therefore be arriving in Australia this week with all new tyres for its three teams.

Bridgestone is sending five dry weather specifications of Potenza Formula One tyre to Melbourne by air freight direct from its Tokyo based production factory. Each one of these dry weather specifications, which have been tailored specifically for the new regulations, is new and has therefore never been raced before.

Bridgestone will also be sending one wet weather tyre and one extreme weather tyre specification to Australia, both of which are new specifications.

Hiroshi Yasukawa, Director of Motorsport