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 last 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 offered to the System 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 situations to Sunday, however the distinction was that we ran through 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 signifies that beneath comparable situations, it’s most likely decrease. Abrasion is decrease. That is one other factor 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 crimson 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 information is vital for us to grasp the doable choices 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 performed up to now, 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 think about 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 information, consider how the C5 carried out this 12 months, after which determine for 2025. There have been no surprising points or something unexpected, so every part went easily.”
The identical traits of the C6 have been famous in earlier assessments. In the course of the Pirelli assessments at Monza, the place the compound was examined by groups, it struggled within the last sector (an analogous state of affairs was noticed in Mexico Metropolis).
“From the information we’ve got 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 actually, it was not sooner than the C5. If we take a look at the occasions, it was extra consistent with these of the C5.”
Now Pirelli may 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’s going to probably grow to be ideally suited 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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