The new Pirelli E0125 development rear tire was the protagonist throughout the weekend in Moto2 ™ at Silverstone, while Spaniard Rueda won the Moto3 ™ after starting in last position on the starting grid.
– The race Moto2 ™, contested with 26 degrees Celsius asphalt temperature and in strong wind conditions, was won by Senna Agius (Kalex) who started from fifth place on the grid and, in the last corner of the last lap, took advantage of the ongoing duel between poleman Aron Canet (Kalex) and Colombian David Alonso (Kalex) to cross the finish line in first position. Diogo Moreira (Kalex) followed him, while Alonso managed to climb onto the last step of the podium. All drivers in the race used SC1 soft compound tires at the front and the new E0125 development soft compound tire at the rear..
– Despite the strong wind, the fastest lap of the race realized by Manuel Gonzalez (Kalex) with a time of 2'04.034 on the third lap was only 50 of a second slower than the race record lap set by Aron Canet last year.
– Choosing tires for the race Moto3™ – contested over a distance of 15 laps and won by Jose Antonio Rueda (KTM) after an incredible comeback from last position on the grid with SC2 medium tires on both wheels – was more varied.
Behind, the Spaniard Maximo Quiles (KTM) and, third, Luca Lunetta (Honda). At the front, the most used compound was the soft SC1, chosen by 14 of the 26 drivers on the grid, while The first option for rear tires was the SC2 medium, used by 19 pilots.
“The weekend at Silverstone offered us a good show on the track, with very exciting Moto2™ and Moto3™ races, contested right to the checkered flag. For Pirelli, it was also very interesting on a technical level, as the new E0125 specification rear tire made its debut in Moto2™, and it was immediately highly appreciated for the levels of stability and grip offered and chosen by all the riders to contest the race. We had already brought this new solution to the track at the WorldSBK round held in March in Portimão and, even there, the feedback from the riders was very positive and the E0125 was used by everyone in the race. We have now gathered further useful information on this new tire which uses the same compound as the standard SC0 soft with an innovative structure. It will therefore be interesting to see it in action again on other circuits and in different asphalt and temperature conditions, in order to better understand its versatility and real potential, starting with Aragon where the eighth GP of the year will be held in two weeks, while we will continue to make a direct comparison between the new soft and the standard."
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