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 exams scheduled for February.
Pirelli, in flip, was capable of collect the newest information on its vary of tires to be offered to the Components 1 groups. Based mostly on the data 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 through the day with greater temperatures, so we anticipated barely extra overheating in comparison with Sunday or the remainder of the weekend,” stated Mario Isola, head of Pirelli’s Motorsport division.
“The feedback are that the overheating is comparable, and that is excellent news. It implies that beneath comparable circumstances, it’s in all probability decrease. Abrasion is decrease. That is one other factor we needed to enhance, as this yr we had some graining, and we wish 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 pink flags, so we noticed many various packages.”
“The groups have been free to run with plans they outlined themselves. We didn’t impose any run plan. Now the information is vital for us to know the potential alternatives 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 avenue circuits, however in exams performed thus far, it has proven that it can’t 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 verify this from the information, it means we have to think about the races the place we are going to choose the C6.”
“The preliminary thought was Monaco, Montreal, Singapore, and Las Vegas. In these 4 races, we are going to analyze the information, consider how the C5 carried out this yr, after which resolve 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 exams. Throughout the Pirelli exams at Monza, the place the compound was examined by groups, it struggled within the remaining sector (the same state of affairs was noticed in Mexico Metropolis).
“From the information now we have seen, it appears the C6 doesn’t final the whole lap in Mexico,” stated Pirelli’s Simone Berra. “That is one thing we additionally noticed at Monza, and it’s associated to the traits of the monitor, the format, 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 take a look at the instances, it was extra consistent with these of the C5.”
Now Pirelli can have just a few extra weeks to find out the place to make use of the C6, guaranteeing it doesn’t exhibit the drop-off seen at Monza, Hermanos Rodriguez, and Yas Marina. It’ll seemingly change into ideally suited for avenue circuits with much less abrasive surfaces and average temperatures in comparison with these during which it has been examined in current months.
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