The 2024 Method 1 season concluded yesterday with post-season testing on the 5.281-kilometre Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, the place groups and drivers had a closing alternative to check the 2025 tires earlier than the winter checks scheduled for February.
Pirelli, in flip, was capable of collect the newest information on its vary of tires to be supplied to the Method 1 groups. Based mostly on the knowledge collected, every little thing appears to be on track… with one small query mark.
“The observe was in comparable situations to Sunday, however the distinction was that we ran through the day with greater temperatures, so we anticipated barely extra overheating in comparison with Sunday or the remainder of the weekend,” mentioned Mario Isola, head of Pirelli’s Motorsport division.
“The feedback are that the overheating is comparable, and that is excellent news. It implies that below comparable situations, it’s in all probability decrease. Abrasion is decrease. That is one other aspect we needed to enhance, as this yr we had some graining, and we need to cut back it.”
“We examined all 5 compounds, and the delta between them appears to be pretty well-spaced. The C2 is nearer to the C3, about half a second between compounds. The groups had the chance to run all day with out crimson flags, so we noticed many alternative packages.”
“The groups have been free to run with plans they outlined themselves. We didn’t impose any run plan. Now the info is essential for us to grasp the attainable choices for subsequent yr’s races, particularly for the C6.”
The C6 is exactly the compound that maybe raised the one query to be resolved over the winter. The softest compound was designed for some road circuits, however in checks carried out up to now, it has proven that it can not final a whole lap on the tracks the place it was examined.
“The C6 labored effectively for some drivers, or a bit higher than the C5 for some, comparable for others. The sensation is that the C6 performs effectively within the first a part of the circuit, however within the third sector, the place good traction is required, degradation is excessive from the primary lap. If we affirm this from the info, it means we have to take into account the races the place we’ll choose the C6.”
“The preliminary thought was Monaco, Montreal, Singapore, and Las Vegas. In these 4 races, we’ll analyze the info, consider how the C5 carried out this yr, after which determine for 2025. There have been no sudden points or something unexpected, so every little thing went easily.”
The identical traits of the C6 have been famous in earlier checks. Throughout the Pirelli checks at Monza, the place the compound was examined by groups, it struggled within the closing sector (an identical state of affairs was noticed in Mexico Metropolis).
“From the info we now have seen, it appears the C6 doesn’t final your entire lap in Mexico,” mentioned Pirelli’s Simone Berra. “That is one thing we additionally noticed at Monza, and it’s associated to the traits of the observe, the structure, and the temperatures.”
“The C6 struggled extra, particularly within the final sector in Mexico, and actually, it was not sooner than the C5. If we take a look at the occasions, it was extra according to these of the C5.”
Now Pirelli may have a couple of extra weeks to find out the place to make use of the C6, making certain it doesn’t exhibit the drop-off seen at Monza, Hermanos Rodriguez, and Yas Marina. It is going to doubtless develop into best for road circuits with much less abrasive surfaces and average temperatures in comparison with these wherein it has been examined in latest months.
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