Australian Grand Prix to feature step jump as Pirelli skips C4 compound on F1's return to a significantly upgraded Albert Park for the first time since 2019.

Pirelli has revealed the tyre compounds for the opening three races of the 2022 season, the events in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Australia.

As ever, one set of softs must be saved for Q3, and the drivers qualifying in the top 10 then have to return them.

One set each of mediums and hards must be kept for the race; and all drivers are obliged to use at least one of those sets.

Unlike recent years however, drivers are not obliged to start the race on the tyres used to post their fastest time in Q2.

While the compounds to be used in the opening two races are sequential, at Albert Park, which has witnessed a significant upgrade since F1 last races there in 2019, Pirelli has opted to skip the C4 compound meaning the C2, C3 and C5 compounds are available.

Grand Prix	Soft	Medium	Hard
Bahrain	C3	C2	C1
Saudi Arabia	C4	C3	C2
Australia	C5	C3	C2

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1. Posted by alvarezh3, 08/03/2022 16:03

"@Editor:

And one last thing, my sincerest apologies for causing you a frustration, last thing I ever wanted to do."

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2. Posted by alvarezh3, 08/03/2022 13:34

"Learnt my lesson, "READ" my father many times shouted at me."

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3. Posted by Editor, 08/03/2022 13:24

"No, merely frustrated that people react without appearing to have read the article properly.

As for the "typo", as we said, the step in compounds has been used previously - and in our humble opinion it was a good move."

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4. Posted by alvarezh3, 08/03/2022 13:18

"@Editor
You sound as if being insulted, if so I, apologize. You know enough about the way I behave in the forum to think that I would say anything to upset you or anyone else. We are all humans, therefore we all err as you seen me do here a thousand times already.

Sorry for the misunderstanding on my part. The typo could of come from the source of the information, not necessarily from you, as you simply posted what was sent to you by Pirelli (they can also err!).
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5. Posted by Editor, 08/03/2022 7:04

"@ alvarezh3

Since the article contains the following header: "Australian Grand Prix to feature step jump as Pirelli skips C4 compound on F1's return to a significantly upgraded Albert Park for the first time since 2019."

and concludes...

"While the compounds to be used in the opening two races are sequential, at Albert Park, which has witnessed a significant upgrade since F1 last races there in 2019, Pirelli has opted to skip the C4 compound meaning the C2, C3 and C5 compounds are available."

It's hardly likely to be a "typo" is it?

In 2018, the Chinese, German, Hungarian, Singapore and Russian GRands Prix featured such steps.
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6. Posted by alvarezh3, 08/03/2022 4:54

"A friend of mine called my attention after I sent him the listing.

Does anyone know why for Australia they go from C3 to C5 when everywhere else is only one compound jump?

A typo maybe? Curious!"

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