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 knowledge on its vary of tires to be supplied to the System 1 groups. Based mostly on the knowledge collected, all the things appears to be on course… with one small query mark.
“The observe was in comparable circumstances 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,” mentioned Mario Isola, head of Pirelli’s Motorsport division.
“The feedback are that the overheating is analogous, and that is excellent news. It signifies that below comparable circumstances, it’s in all probability decrease. Abrasion is decrease. That is one other aspect we wished to enhance, as this 12 months we had some graining, and we wish 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 pink flags, so we noticed many alternative packages.”
“The groups had been free to run with plans they outlined themselves. We didn’t impose any run plan. Now the info is vital for us to grasp the doable picks 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 complete lap on the tracks the place it was examined.
“The C6 labored effectively for some drivers, or a bit higher than the C5 for some, comparable for others. The sensation is that the C6 performs effectively 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 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 info, consider how the C5 carried out this 12 months, after which determine for 2025. There have been no sudden points or something unexpected, so all the things went easily.”
The identical traits of the C6 had 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 (the same state of affairs was noticed in Mexico Metropolis).
“From the info we have now seen, it appears the C6 doesn’t final the complete lap in Mexico,” mentioned 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 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 possible turn out to be ultimate for avenue circuits with much less abrasive surfaces and average temperatures in comparison with these during which it has been examined in latest months.
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