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C1–C5 COMPOUNDS

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Domain
Tyres
Era
Timeless
Also known as
C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5

Pirelli's naming for its dry-weather slick rubber, from the hardest (C0/C1) to the softest (C5). Three of them are chosen for each race weekend.

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