At the Imola Grand Prix, the C6 compound will debut — the softest in Pirelli’s tire range.
Pirelli will bring its softest compound to the Imola Grand Prix. For the seventh round of the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship, the Italian supplier has chosen a more aggressive strategy in an effort to spice things up. This was confirmed by Mario Isola, who, in a recent interview, explained the reasons behind this choice for the Santerno GP in detail.

These were the words of Mario Isola: “When we started planning the production and shipment of tires for the first races, our goal was to rotate through all the compounds in the new range during the first part of the season, since the circuits featured have very different characteristics. This would help us gather as much useful data as possible, as quickly as possible, to inform our selections for the second half of the year.
For 2025, we have a wider range of options compared to last year: there’s a more effective performance gap between the different compounds and, overall, they seem less prone to both surface overheating and graining. This also allows us to experiment with new solutions, making choices that can lead to a wider variety of valid strategies — both in terms of tire usage and number of pit stops.”
Isola then added: “We’re fully aware that teams and drivers have become very skilled at managing and preserving their tires to get the best possible result in the race, and that drivers always want to push to the limit to experience the thrill that only a Formula 1 car can offer. We saw further proof of this in Suzuka where, even in a race that wasn’t particularly exciting in terms of on-track action, everyone was happy to be able to continue lowering their lap times until the end of each stint.
However, we must balance this with the shared desire among all major stakeholders in our sport to create the conditions for unpredictable and spectacular races. Tires and their behavior are an important part of that picture, and as a partner of Formula 1, we want to be proactive in this regard.”