Jun.29 (GMM) Aston Martin has gained in a “lottery course of” to turn out to be the primary Formulation 1 group to check Pirelli’s new and barely smaller tyres for the 2026 guidelines.
It was initially proposed that F1 ought to discover some additional weight financial savings by reverting to 16-inch tyres for the all-new engine and chassis guidelines, however ultimately solely a really slight discount in dimension was agreed.
“We’re pleased with the choice to remain on the 18-inch tyres,” Pirelli’s F1 boss Mario Isola stated in Austria.
“Sixteen was not the precise solution to go, as a result of the masses which are predicted are nonetheless fairly excessive and automobiles can be quick. We can have the primary bodily prototypes on the finish of August, in all probability, and we’re planning to check on observe in September.”
That first take a look at will happen in Barcelona, between the Baku-Singapore double-header. Group boss Mike Krack has revealed that Aston Martin will present the ‘mule’ take a look at automotive, modified to simulate 2026 ranges of efficiency.
“There was a range course of or a lottery course of as a result of there was a lot of groups who needed to be a part of this take a look at program,” he stated on the Pink Bull Ring.
“We have been drawn first, so we’re the primary to do that. We’re exchanging with Pirelli what this system can be and we’re attempting to copy the automotive that has been outlined from the FIA based on a technical directive,” Krack added.
