France preview quotes: Bridgestone
Hirohide Hamashima - Director of Bridgestone Motorsport Tyre Development: "Magny Cours is an interesting circuit as it offers a diverse range of challenges over the course of a lap. A driver requires good stability from the tyres in the fast corners and also good traction out of the slow corners
"There are different tarmac types at this circuit and two thirds of it was resurfaced before last year's race. When we have sunshine, the circuit surface can get very hot very quickly and this, and the wind at the track, makes finding a good set-up difficult for teams.
"In Barcelona we tested the hard compound of our current specification tyres and good data has been collected. This was mainly a test for the teams to evaluate their latest parts and modifications, and it is interesting to see how everyone is evolving.
"After almost a year and a half on these tyres all teams have a good understanding, and everyone is chasing smaller and smaller improvements as the competition is so close."
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