The second and ultimate day of Pirelli testing for Ferrari at Mugello. In the present day, the Prancing Horse staff fielded Carlos Sainz on the SF-24 for the event of the 2025 tires from the Milanese sole provider. The Spaniard accomplished the deliberate program by the Bicocca technicians, finishing 135 laps, equal to 707 km, which is greater than two GPs.
The Madrid native reacquainted himself with the Tuscan monitor, the place no GP has been held since 2020, collaborating in defining compounds and constructions higher suited to restrict the overheating phenomenon on the tires that F1 will undertake subsequent yr beneath laws that aren’t set to vary.
“Initially, I need to thank Scuderia Ferrari HP as soon as once more for the cooperation supplied on this check,” commented Mario Isola, Director of Pirelli Motorsport. “We’re in a really intense section of the season and having their help once more with the presence of the 2 important drivers represents an necessary dedication. For us, these had been two very worthwhile days on a wonderful monitor like Mugello, a really difficult check mattress for the tires, given its configuration with many quick and lengthy corners: the best situation to experiment with more durable compound options.
“The info collected in these 1,337 kilometers coated listed here are very fascinating and can enable us to start narrowing down the best options, so we are able to finalize the alternatives over the approaching months. Now our check program will proceed to reap the benefits of the chance to run on tracks utilized in Grand Prix races within the days following the occasions: we’ll certainly check at Silverstone proper after the British Grand Prix after which at Spa after the Belgian Grand Prix.”
The 2 days of testing on the Scarperia monitor had been very helpful for Pirelli, however they had been additionally useful for Scuderia Ferrari after the disappointing Canadian journey, which ended with a double retirement and nil factors for the championship standings.
Mugello, in actual fact, has traits comparable to those who Ferrari will encounter in Barcelona: apart from a protracted straight, the Prancing Horse’s facility options all varieties of corners that we’ll see at Montmelò (lengthy and really quick bends just like the Arrabbiata corners mixed with chicane-like sections). The 2 days close to Florence may have been simply what was wanted to spice up the morale of a staff that skilled a “chilly bathe” on Notre Dame Island after Charles Leclerc’s victory in Monte Carlo.
Sainz discovered the sky barely overcast within the morning, however then a sizzling solar emerged, whereas Leclerc yesterday needed to cope with some showers that allowed for work on the moist intermediate tires.
Additionally on monitor at this time was an F1-75 assigned to Oliver Bearman. The younger Englishman, along with staying in coaching to contribute to the event of the SF-24 within the simulator, can rely on Ferrari’s help forward of his subsequent FP1 session with Haas, which is scheduled for subsequent week on the Spanish GP.
Ollie, with the American staff, has six Friday periods deliberate in preparation for his transfer to a important driver in 2025: he has already run at Imola with the VF-24, and along with Catalunya, he will probably be energetic at Silverstone, Hungaroring, Mexico Metropolis, and Abu Dhabi.
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