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Bridgestone preview the Monaco GP

Tuesday 20th May 2008

Bridgestone will take their softest compounds to Monaco for this weekend's race around the streets of Monte Carlo.

Hirohide Hamashima - Director of Bridgestone Motorsport Tyre Development: "Monaco is a difficult circuit to master and every mistake is punished as the Armco is so close. We are bringing the softest compounds in the Bridgestone range for this event, the soft and the super soft.

"There will be high demands on our tyres at this track and rear traction is called upon a lot. With no traction control and the slippery surface drivers will have their work cut out.

"The super soft has been modified from last year to give more grip, and we have tried to achieve this without sacrificing any of its other characteristics, such as its wear rate and stiffness.

"Monaco will be the first race weekend where we use this compound this season so it will be interesting to see how it performs, especially as we will be using it again in the Canadian Grand Prix which follows Monaco."