Focus on tyres: fast and twisty turns pose unique challenges: With air temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius and glaring sun, the temperatures on the dark asphalt of the “Circuit of The Americas” (COTA) often rise above the 50-degree mark. This puts stress on the Michelin tyres in the fast, snaking corners at the beginning of the second sector.
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00:00In Austin, in the first corners, they are actually quite hard on the tyre.
00:10Turn 1, you have this sequence from turn 2 to turn 6, which is a lot of direction change,
00:17which makes the tyre temperature, the surface temperature, climb by about 20 to 25 degrees.
00:23We come here in July for a test, and now we have a totally new part on the track.
00:28This new asphalt has a very big impact on the temperature of the tyres.
00:32Normally, when you have a lot of stress on the tyres, you have a very big degradation.
00:37Only when you see the lap time, it's very easy to see the degradation, and also by the
00:41comment to the driver.
00:43So to manage the tyre, normally the driver needs to adjust a bit his driving line, try
00:49to not force too much on the tyre.
00:51At the end, tyre management will be key here, and it will be key to succeed and have a good race.
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