Silverstone will offer a smooth new tarmac to F1 this weekend, but the track's high energy demands have compelled Pirelli to choose the three hardest tyres in its range for the British Grand Prix. This will be the third time this season - after Bahrain and Barcelona - that competitors will use the white C1, yellow C2 and red C3 compounds. Silverstone is all about lateral energy rather than traction or braking, and the circuit's new surface should result in even faster laps times relative to last year when Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton established a new lap record in qualifying. 2020 prototype tyres could be rolled out this season - Pirelli "The new asphalt has only been laid very recently,...
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