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What does Pirelli expect from the Shanghai race?
Formula 1 heads to Shanghai for the second round of the 2026 season, where the first Sprint weekend of the year will take place. As Pirelli outlines in its preview, teams will face a familiar tyre selection but a circuit that continues to evolve in subtle and important ways. Pirelli has confirmed that the tyre allocation for the Chinese Grand Prix will once again consist of the C2, C3, and C4 compounds. This unchanged selection reflects the demands of the 5.451‑kilometre Shanghai International Circuit, which blends long straights with a wide variety of corner types. The combination places significant stress on the tyres and challenges the energy‑recovery systems of the new‑generation...
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