The 2012 FIA Formula Two season was, according to control tyre supplier, Yokohama, a resounding success.<\/p>\n
The brand provided wet and dry tyres to the entire field and was delighted with not only the performance of the tyres but also, the feedback from the organisers and drivers, as well as the exceptional quality of the racing action.<\/p>\n
This season was the first where Yokohama supplied the A005 dry slick and A006 wet tyres to the entire Formula Two grid. The tyres supplied to Formula Two, arguably one of the most cost effective formulae on the ladder to the pinnacle of the sport, Formula One, were a bespoke item developed specifically for the Williams Grand Prix-designed single seater chassis.<\/p>\n
Introduced at the pre-season test, along with carbon brakes, the Yokohama tyres immediately contributed to a reduction in lap times of around two seconds per lap from the previous season. Drivers reported excellent grip, consistency and longevity from the tyres, which are limited to four sets of slicks and two sets of wets per driver per double race weekend.<\/p>\n
The supply of the actual tyres themselves was managed by UK distributor Yokohama HPT Ltd, which has a long-standing relationship with MSV, the company which runs the championship and a rich history in motorsport. The season’s-worth of tyres were stored at the YHPT depot in Milton Keynes and new tyres fitted ahead of every round.<\/p>\n
The company also invested significantly in an on-site infrastructure, to service the field over the course of every race weekend, which often featured a pre-event test, two free practice sessions and two qualifying-race days at every round.<\/p>\n
The series visited some of Europe’s most iconic racetracks, including Silverstone and Brands Hatch in the UK, Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, N\u00fcrburgring in Germany and Monza in Italy, as well as some of Europe’s newest and challenging circuits, such as Autodromo do Algarve in Portugal.<\/p>\n
The consistency of the Yokohama tyres throughout race weekends and the races themselves led to some exceptional racing for the 500bhp single seater, slicks-and-wings Williams-designed cars. There were no less than seven different race winners throughout the season and the 2012 driver championship went down to the wire at the very last race of the season in Italy.<\/p>\n
British driver Luciano Bacheta eventually won the series and with it, a test with the Williams Formula One team and his FIA superlicense, required to test and compete in F1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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