Following the post-season tyre check at Abu Dhabi, Pirelli will now use the information to analyse the efficiency of its brand-new C6 and select the tracks that shall be finest suited to the softest compound of its vary.
Though the season concluded on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the game’s sole tyre producer Pirelli hosted one other day of on-track motion on the Yas Marina observe which staged the standard finish of season check, that for a number of years now has taken place after the ultimate Grand Prix.
All ten groups took half, every fielding two vehicles, engaged on completely different fronts. One automobile from every staff needed to be pushed by a “rookie driver” outlined by the FIA as one who has not taken half in additional than two Grands Prix, whereas drivers for the opposite automobile had been freed from any restrictions and certainly, some drivers had been already working with their new groups for subsequent 12 months.
The tyres obtainable for these two teams had been additionally completely different and whereas the rookies ran the identical 2024 compounds that had been obtainable for final weekend’s Grand Prix, within the different vehicles, these driving had been capable of assess the homologated compounds that Pirelli will provide subsequent season, having developed them along with the groups over the previous 12 months. The one absentee was the C1 tyre, as it isn’t suited to this observe.
Every younger driver had eight units of tyres obtainable: two C3, 4 C4 and two C5. Different drivers had ten units to make use of: one C2, three every of C3 and C4, two C5 and one C6, the latter being the brand new ultra-soft compound which is an addition to the 2025 vary, aimed one expects to be used at some road circuits.
In contrast to the “in-competition check” run on the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix weekend, Pirelli didn’t set out a regular programme for a way the 2025 tyres must be used, leaving the groups free to run them as they noticed match, so as to collect very important information for the event of subsequent 12 months’s vehicles. Lastly, as decreed by the FIA, no automobile was allowed to hold any parts that had not been used throughout a race weekend.
Reflecting on the post-season tyre check, Pirelli’s motorsport director Mario Isola has revealed that the Italian firm will now perform a cautious evaluation to determine which tracks shall be finest suited to it.
“This was a really helpful check, with the ability to see the complete new vary of compounds which have been homologated for subsequent season in use, apart from the C1. We gathered loads of information which is able to now be analysed very fastidiously by our engineers and people from the groups to proceed to arrange as totally as potential for subsequent season.
“From a primary preliminary evaluation, we are able to say that the brand new compounds have proved to supply larger mechanical resistance, which due to this fact results in a discount within the stage of abrasion on the tread. As for overheating, we knew it could be tough to see important enhancements, as we ran virtually solely in sunny circumstances, in contrast to over the race weekend.
“One other necessary matter was to examine the positioning of the compounds throughout the 2025 vary: from what we noticed immediately, we are able to say that the distinction in efficiency between the C2, C3, C4 and C5 is extra in step with our objectives, specifically to have a spot of round half a second in between every of them.
“As for the model new C6, we noticed on this observe, with its very demanding remaining part, particularly when it comes to traction, that degradation even on a primary flying lap is sort of pronounced. Now we’ll perform a cautious evaluation of the information to establish which tracks shall be finest suited to its potential use on a race weekend,” concluded Isola.
That brings the 2024 season to an finish, and Pirelli’s Method 1 staff shall be again on observe on the finish of January in Magny Cours for the primary check session of the 12 months, engaged on improvement of the 2026 tyres.
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