Pirelli’s motorsport director Mario Isola has revealed that the Milan-based firm will conduct two extra take a look at working earlier than the pre-season testing kicks off on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit.
The Milan-based tyre producer accomplished its two-day take a look at session at Paul Ricard final week, placing its concentrate on the moist and intermediate tyres for the 2026 season, when the rules will stipulate the identical 18” rim diameter as the present ones, however with a barely smaller width and exterior diameter on each the entrance and rear axles.
The Italian tyre provider labored with McLaren, utilizing the three.463 kilometre lengthy 2A model of the Le Castellet observe. On the primary day Oscar Piastri accomplished 120 laps, with a greatest time of 1’07”008, whereas the second day noticed Lando Norris full 123 laps, with a greatest time of 1’07”956. Between them, they lined 840 kilometres, all on a moist observe.
Pirelli’s motorsport director Mario Isola has revealed that the Milan-based firm will conduct two extra take a look at working earlier than the pre-season testing kicks off on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit..
“It’s going to be a really busy begin to the season for these of our engineers engaged on improvement: after this take a look at at Paul Ricard, we have now an additional two take a look at periods within the coming two weeks. Each of them are in Spain and can concentrate on dry climate tyres.
“On 4 and 5 February, McLaren and Ferrari might be on observe on the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit after which, on 12 and 13 at Jerez de la Frontera, Alpine might be working with us on each days, whereas McLaren and Mercedes will do in the future every,” Isola concluded.
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