The 2024 System 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 ultimate alternative to check the 2025 tires earlier than the winter checks scheduled for February.
Pirelli, in flip, was capable of collect the newest knowledge on its vary of tires to be offered to the System 1 groups. Primarily based on the knowledge collected, every little thing appears to be on course… with one small query mark.
“The observe was in related situations to Sunday, however the distinction was that we ran throughout 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 analogous, and that is excellent news. It implies that below comparable situations, it’s most likely decrease. Abrasion is decrease. That is one other aspect we wished to enhance, as this yr we had some graining, and we need 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 purple 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 info is necessary for us to grasp the attainable 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 road circuits, however in checks carried out to this point, it has proven that it can’t final a complete 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, related 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 affirm this from the info, it means we have to take into account the races the place we’ll choose the C6.”
“The preliminary concept was Monaco, Montreal, Singapore, and Las Vegas. In these 4 races, we’ll analyze the info, consider how the C5 carried out this yr, after which determine for 2025. There have been no sudden points or something unexpected, so every little thing went easily.”
The identical traits of the C6 have been famous in earlier checks. Throughout the Pirelli checks at Monza, the place the compound was examined by groups, it struggled within the ultimate sector (the same state of affairs was noticed in Mexico Metropolis).
“From the info 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 observe, the structure, and the temperatures.”
“The C6 struggled extra, particularly within the final sector in Mexico, and actually, it was not quicker than the C5. If we take a look at the instances, 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, guaranteeing it doesn’t exhibit the drop-off seen at Monza, Hermanos Rodriguez, and Yas Marina. It is going to seemingly develop into ultimate for road circuits with much less abrasive surfaces and average temperatures in comparison with these through which it has been examined in current months.
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