The FIA WEC is back at Austin for the first time since 2020. That was before the Hypercar era and the appearance of the Pilot Sport range we designed specifically for these cars. The Circuit of The Americas is notoriously hard on tires and hot weather is to...
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The FIA WEC is back at Austin for the first time since 2020. That was before the Hypercar era and the appearance of the Pilot Sport range we designed specifically for these cars. The Circuit of The Americas is notoriously hard on tires and hot weather is to be expected at this time of the year. We're ready for the challenge, though, with our medium [yellow] and [red] compounds. Since our test at CoTA last month, the track has been partially resurfaced to eliminate the bumps that are one of its features. This fresh asphalt will certainly increase grip levels, so lap times will be much faster. And that, in turn, will lead to higher thermal constraints for our tires. We consider it to be the biggest energy-generating circuit of the calendar, with a first sector that begins with heavy braking for Turn 1 on a gradient of more than 10 percent over 200 meters. Next comes a sequence of nine fast corners followed by another long straight and more hard braking. In contrast, the last sector is re
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