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Bridgestone wary of Canadian tyre demands

The upcoming Canadian Grand Prix is always a hard Grand Prix weekend for the tyre manufacturer in Formula 1. The circuit provides a tough challenge over the 70-lap race and the layout is one where heavy braking is experienced as high-speed sections mingle with tight hairpins and slow corners. The last corner in particular has caused drivers trouble in the past and has something of a history for claiming the cars of world champions.

Bridgestone's head of track engineering Operations, Kees van de Grint, said about the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix: "It is a big challenge for the teams as the brakes suffer a lot. There's a lot of heat generated and because of this we can also expect high temperatures in the tyres. Similar to Monte Carlo, being more or less a street circuit, Montreal is not used many times so it's very dusty and very slippery, which is why we've opted for the soft and super soft compounds.

"It will be a bit of a challenge to make the tyres survive on this track, especially at the beginning of the weekend with the high speeds and the expected high temperatures."

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