British F3 Thruxton

[strider]

Originally Posted by strider

They don't actually get special tyres, although it has been known in the past for teams to run scrubbed tyres that have been through a heat cycle and therefore wear better even if they are slightly slower.

They have just two sets. Usually the first set is used in races 1 and 2 and the second set in the longer race 3. I'd guess that they use both sets in qualifying, but will find out. If it stays wet or at least damp, it will be a blessing in disguise, because I'd say the tyres are marginal for the long race. Track temperature is important.

I was partly wrong about this, although they came up with a solution that was pretty sensible.

Same tyres as usual, but 3 sets instead of 2. It was then up to the teams how they used them. For instance, one car had a couple of new tyres on the near-side for the last race and that seemed to work well.