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 closing alternative to check the 2025 tires earlier than the winter assessments 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. Primarily based on the knowledge collected, every part appears to be on the right track… with one small query mark.
“The observe was in comparable circumstances to Sunday, however the distinction was that we ran in the course of the day with increased 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 signifies that below comparable circumstances, it’s most likely decrease. Abrasion is decrease. That is one other component we wished to enhance, as this 12 months 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 pink flags, so we noticed many alternative applications.”
“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 know the doable picks for subsequent 12 months’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 assessments carried out 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, comparable 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 info, it means we have to take into account the races the place we are going to choose the C6.”
“The preliminary concept was Monaco, Montreal, Singapore, and Las Vegas. In these 4 races, we are going to analyze the info, consider how the C5 carried out this 12 months, 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 assessments. Through the Pirelli assessments at Monza, the place the compound was examined by groups, it struggled within the closing sector (an analogous state of affairs was noticed in Mexico Metropolis).
“From the info now we have seen, it appears the C6 doesn’t final your entire 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 observe, the structure, and the temperatures.”
“The C6 struggled extra, particularly within the final sector in Mexico, and in reality, it was not quicker than the C5. If we have a look at the instances, it was extra in step 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 can doubtless turn out to be supreme for avenue circuits with much less abrasive surfaces and average temperatures in comparison with these during which it has been examined in latest months.
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