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<\/p>\nGoodyear has revealed its new Eagle Hard LMGT3 tyre ahead of its racing debut in Sunday\u2019s FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of S\u00e3o Paolo.<\/p>\n
The new tyre will be used by all LMGT3 teams this weekend and at selected rounds later in the season.<\/p>\n
The new Eagle Hard LMGT3 is visually distinguishable by its red sidewall lettering. As Goodyear only brings one type of slick tyre to each race, it is the sole slick tyre available for LMGT3 teams this weekend.<\/p>\n
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The new tyre builds upon the success of Goodyear\u2019s Eagle Medium LMGT3 which has been used at every race since the class\u2019 launch 18 months ago.<\/p>\n
The durability and longevity of this tyre was clear to see in last month\u2019s 24 Hours of Le Mans, where teams were completing as many as four stints (equal to 40 laps or almost 550 km) on a single set of tyres.<\/p>\n
Mike McGregor, Goodyear head of endurance Racing EMEA, explains: \u201cTeams feel very confident on the Eagle Medium tire after working with it for a season and a half so far. At Le Mans, we heard from many teams that the tyre could have lasted longer than four stints, but they were instead changing tyres \u2018prematurely\u2019 due to driver changes and drive time limits.<\/p>\n
“Teams were running the tyre for four stints even on the test day, when we would normally expect them to run a tyre for two or maybe three stints, due to the track not being \u2018rubbered in\u2019 until later in the race week. This impressive durability is testament to the excellent work of our R&D teams, who developed a tyre that is forgiving and driveable for the class\u2019 amateur drivers without compromising on the pace demanded by the pros.”<\/p>\n
McGregor adds: \u201cDespite this success, we wanted to advance our performance \u2013 this is why we\u2019ve been hard at work developing the new Eagle Hard tyre. While its name does point to a stronger compound than the Eagle Medium, we have designed it not with additional longevity in mind but to build on the Eagle Medium\u2019s consistent pace over the course of multiple stints.<\/p>\n
“Expect to see drivers setting faster lap times well into their second stint, as this tyre keeps its performance at a more consistent level further into its life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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