The 2024 Formulation 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 most recent information on its vary of tires to be supplied to the Formulation 1 groups. Based mostly on the data collected, the whole lot 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 larger 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 below comparable circumstances, it’s most likely decrease. Abrasion is decrease. That is one other ingredient we needed to enhance, as this yr we had some graining, and we wish 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 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 vital for us to grasp the doable 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 assessments carried out thus far, it has proven that it can’t final a whole lap on the tracks the place it was examined.
“The C6 labored nicely for some drivers, or a bit higher than the C5 for some, comparable for others. The sensation is that the C6 performs nicely 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 contemplate 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 information, consider how the C5 carried out this yr, after which resolve for 2025. There have been no surprising points or something unexpected, so the whole lot 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 identical situation was noticed in Mexico Metropolis).
“From the information we have now seen, it appears the C6 doesn’t final all the 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 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 have a look at the occasions, it was extra according to these of the C5.”
Now Pirelli can 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 would doubtless turn out to be superb for avenue circuits with much less abrasive surfaces and reasonable temperatures in comparison with these by which it has been examined in current months.
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