Friday, May 27, 2011 Pirelli’s P Zero Red Takes to the Streets of Monaco
 Pirelli’s new P Zero Red supersoft tires made their debut at the Monaco Grand Prix circuit today with two free practice sessions around the tight and twisty confines of the 3.340-kilometer circuit.
On the track, the drivers also used the Pirelli P Zero Yellow soft tires, particularly during the first session when Sebastian Vettel went quickest for Red Bull Racing with a time of 1m16.619s. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was fastest in the second afternoon session, setting a time of 1m15.123s on the P Zero Red tires, in temperatures that peaked at 27 degrees centigrade ambient and 45 degrees centigrade on the track. The new P Zero red tires have red stripes on the sidewalls to make them easier to pick out on television this week.
Pirelli’s P Zero Red supersoft tire has been described as being similar to qualifying tires, which used to be a regular feature of Formula One in the past. Pirelli’s ultra-quick qualifying rubber helped to provide some giant-killing performances in the past, such as second place on the grid for Pierlugi Martini in a Minardi at the 1990 US Grand Prix, less than two-hundredths of a second off Gerhard Berger’s pole time.
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