Michelin: We have done a lot of work for Brit GP.

Michelin have revealed that they have tested 'several new products' in order to give their partner teams, which include Renault and McLaren, the best chances of success this coming Sunday at the British GP.

Speaking in the countdown to the eighth event on the schedule, where the French manufacturer will be after their sixth win of the season and their 99th F1 victory in total, Michelin F1 director, Nick Shorrock added that they will opt for hard compounds as the track surface at Silverstone is abrasive.

"Silverstone's demanding sweeps place considerable loads on both cars and tyres," he noted. "The track requires a medium aero set-up and a Formula One chassis needs to be very reactive, to cope with high-speed directional changes, yet also stable enough to handle the slower segments of the track. The latter part of the lap demands good traction, too.

"The track surface is relatively porous and, therefore, abrasive on tyres, so we tend to favour some of the hardest compounds we use all season. The cars reach very high speeds and are subjected to significant vertical and lateral loads, so a well balanced tyre is essential.

"To prepare tyres for this race, we have done a lot of work with our partners during recent test sessions at both Silverstone and Barcelona. Several new products have been tested in order to find the best compromise between first-lap pace and consistency over a full race stint. As ever at Silverstone, there are always doubts about the weather and we might well have the opportunity to demonstrate the performance of our latest wet-weather compounds."