Bridgestone Motorsport has revealed that it will take its tyre-marking programme further in 2008, adding indication of the 'extreme wet' for the benefit of teams and spectators alike.
The tyre, which is only used when conventional wets cannot cope with the amount of surface water on track, will be marked with a white line in the bottom of the central groove, in the same way as the softer of the two dry tyre compounds were marked last season.
The tyre marking, which will be present from the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne onwards, has been introduced at the request of the teams and in consultation with the
FIA to make
Bridgestone's extreme wet weather tyres visibly distinguishable from the wet weather tyres when used.
Marking of the tyres will be undertaken by Bridgestone's tyre fitters at the circuit, in the same manner as the dry weather markings were carried out last season.
“Throughout the 2008 season, Bridgestone will continue to mark the softer of the two dry weather tyres at each event with a white line along the bottom of the second from inside groove," director Hiroshi Yasukawa confirmed, "However, we will now extend the use of the white tyre marking to our extreme wet weather tyres.
"We hope this change will enable spectators of the sport to have a clearer understanding of the strategies used by all eleven
Formula One teams when racing in the wet. Bridgestone is pleased to be able to play a part in increasing Formula One fans' enjoyment of the sport.”
