The 2024 Components 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 remaining alternative to check the 2025 tires earlier than the winter checks scheduled for February.
Pirelli, in flip, was in a position to collect the newest information on its vary of tires to be supplied to the Components 1 groups. Based mostly on the knowledge collected, every part appears to be on track… with one small query mark.
“The monitor was in related circumstances to Sunday, however the distinction was that we ran throughout 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 underneath comparable circumstances, it’s most likely decrease. Abrasion is decrease. That is one other factor we wished to enhance, as this yr we had some graining, and we need to scale 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 purple flags, so we noticed many various applications.”
“The groups have been free to run with plans they outlined themselves. We didn’t impose any run plan. Now the information is necessary for us to know the attainable picks 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 performed up to now, it has proven that it can not final a complete lap on the tracks the place it was examined.
“The C6 labored properly for some drivers, or a bit higher than the C5 for some, related for others. The sensation is that the C6 performs properly 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 information, it means we have to think about the races the place we’ll choose the C6.”
“The preliminary concept was Monaco, Montreal, Singapore, and Las Vegas. In these 4 races, we’ll analyze the information, consider how the C5 carried out this yr, after which determine for 2025. There have been no sudden points or something unexpected, so every part went easily.”
The identical traits of the C6 have been famous in earlier checks. Through the Pirelli checks at Monza, the place the compound was examined by groups, it struggled within the remaining sector (an identical situation was noticed in Mexico Metropolis).
“From the information we now have seen, it appears the C6 doesn’t final the complete 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 monitor, the structure, and the temperatures.”
“The C6 struggled extra, particularly within the final sector in Mexico, and in reality, it was not sooner than the C5. If we have a look at the occasions, it was extra in step with these of the C5.”
Now Pirelli could have just a few 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 seemingly turn into preferrred for road circuits with much less abrasive surfaces and reasonable temperatures in comparison with these wherein it has been examined in latest months.
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