Both AstonMartinF1 and McLarenF1 are testing for pirellisport this week at Spa. But they are doing so with F1 tyres that may never race. Here's why ⬇️
The two-day test is the latest step in Pirelli’s programme of no-blanket slick running, although it is set to be compromised by rain.it was agreed to postponeThe decision came too late for Pirelli to change its run plan for Spa, and thus the focus of the test will remain on the no-blanket tyres, with a view to gathering more data for possible introduction in 2025.
“Because now we know that the no-blanket tyres have been postponed to 2025 we have also to understand if we need to make any modifications to the current product for next year,” said Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola when asked by Autosport about the test programme.
“We are hoping that we have some rain during Tuesday and Wednesday,” said Isola. “So that we have the possibility also to compare the current intermediate with the one that we want to homologate for next year. That is a good opportunity." “So you have a condition on the track that is comparable. And you can test two different types of tyres.
For example having been stuck with an unfavourable high downforce level for the Belgian GP race weekend“In terms of the drag level, actually, that's not very relevant, because it's not like we have another configuration that we can run,” said McLaren’s Andreas Stella when asked by Autosport about the value of the test.
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