F1 drivers will get an extra set of hard tyres to use during Friday practice at the Circuit of the Americas to give them an extra opportunity to learn the new circuit.
'In many ways America will be the biggest challenge for us of the year,' said motorsport director Paul Hembery. 'But stepping into the unknown is a situation that we are used to: last season the majority of tracks were completely new to us.
'We've chosen the hard and the medium compounds as we think it will be quite a demanding track, based on the asphalt samples and simulation data we have gathered.
'Naturally we've leaned towards a slightly more conservative choice in order to cover every possibility at a brand new circuit, but the tyre choice in Abu Dhabi was also conservative and yet we saw one of the most exciting races of the year.
'We're all absolutely delighted to be returning to America with Formula One: it's a crucial market for us as well as being the home of many of the most enthusiastic fans out there. We've felt a huge buzz about this race, and with the championship so finely poised it couldn't come at a better time.'
Mark Webber said: 'The track looks pretty quick: it's got some very fast changes of directions, left-rights and fifth/sixth gear stuff, which is not hanging around for us.
'It looks like they've done a really good job and there are lots of undulations, which is important. With a new track there are always things we don't really know until we get there, such as the subtleties of the cambers of the corners, which we will find out about on Friday.'
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