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The DTM organizers will introduce a new light system to indicate which cars are shod on Hankook option tires.
The soft option tires have been introduced this season in order to improve the show on track, butduring the opening round in Hockenheim, it was difficult to identify which cars were running on option tires.
The option tires were initially marked with a yellow stripe, but it was still very difficult to see that mark when the cars were out on the track. In Brands Hatch, a LED system will indicate which cars are running on the soft compound.
A blue LED, located on each side of the car -- similar to the lights that indicate the number of pit stops already made -- will be activated when the car runs on option tires, and will be turned off when the car will run on the standard, harder tires.
The soft option tires have been introduced this season in order to improve the show on track, butduring the opening round in Hockenheim, it was difficult to identify which cars were running on option tires.
The option tires were initially marked with a yellow stripe, but it was still very difficult to see that mark when the cars were out on the track. In Brands Hatch, a LED system will indicate which cars are running on the soft compound.
A blue LED, located on each side of the car -- similar to the lights that indicate the number of pit stops already made -- will be activated when the car runs on option tires, and will be turned off when the car will run on the standard, harder tires.
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| Hankook option tire. (Photo: DTM) |