Pirelli announces tyre compounds for Dutch Grand Prix this weekend

Pirelli has confirmed the tyre compounds for the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, scheduled for August 21-23. Teams will utilize the C2 hard, C3 medium, and C4 soft compounds, following the same selection as last year. The event includes a Sprint race, altering teams' allocation strategy to 12 sets of tyres for the weekend instead of the usual 13. Weather conditions are expected to be mild and mostly dry, with a chance of light rain on Friday but decreasing as the weekend progresses. Teams will need to manage car setup and tyre interaction carefully due to Zandvoort's track characteristics and considerable forces during high-speed corners.