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Testy Pirelli F1 Abu Dhabi

Pirelli | 1.12.15 | Pneu Pirelli F1

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 MORE THAN 6,020 KMS DRIVEN OVER 1084 LAPS, TESTING DIFFERENT VERSIONS
OF THE NEW ULTRASOFT COMPOUND
AND NEW CONSTRUCTIONS FOR BOTH FRONT AND REAR SLICK TYRES

 McLAREN’S DRIVER STOFFEL VANDOORNE SETS BEST TIME
AT THE END OF THE 12-HOUR SESSION RUN NON-STOP

 NEXT TYRE TESTING SESSION ON SCHEDULE:
PAUL RICARD, JANUARY 25-26, FOCUSING ON WET TYRES

 

 Abu Dhabi, December 1, 2015 – McLaren’s driver Stoffel Vandoorne set fastest time today at the end of the 12-hour tyre test organised by Pirelli on the smooth surface of the Yas Marina circuit.
The session took place non-stop throughout the day, with the expected bright sun and warm temperatures starting out at around 24°C ambient (35°C asphalt) and reaching 28° and 40° respectively by lunchtime.

All 2015 Teams took part with the following drivers:

Mercedes

Pascal Wehrlein

 

Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel

Kimi Raikkonen

Williams

Valtteri Bottas

 

Red Bull

Daniel Ricciardo

Daniil Kvyat

Force India

Alfonso Celis Jr

Niko Hulkenberg

Lotus

Jolyon Palmer

 

Toro Rosso

Carlos Sainz Jr

Max Verstappen

Sauber

Adderly Fong

Marcus Ericsson

McLaren

Stoffel Vandoorne

 

Manor

Rio Haryanto

Jordan King

The session started with all the drivers running some laps on base tyre to confirm the set-up of the cars and using P Zero Red supersoft and P Zero Yellow soft tyres: the nominated choice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last weekend.

Testing with the prototype tyres (new ultrasoft compound and new constructions both front and rear) started around one and a half hours into the session. The Teams tested several different potential variations of the new ultrasoft compound, from which one will eventually be selected.
Prototype tyres were not marked with any colours or other visible markings, while base tyres carried the usual colours on sidewalls.

The test was ‘blind’: neither the drivers nor the Teams knew which kind of tyre specification they were testing. During the test, the teams were not allowed to try new parts or change any other components, keeping the focus on the tyres. With its smooth surface, consistent temperatures, and wide variety of technical corners, Abu Dhabi was a perfect venue in which to assess most key aspects of tyre behaviour. 

The session started at 9am local time and went on till nearly 9pm with no lunch break. This made it the longest single-day Formula One group test in the sport’s history.

Paul Hembery, Pirelli motorsport director: “We had one shot when it came to testing tyres for next season, and we can be satisfied by what we’ve achieved in this test, even if we have to fully analyze the data. We’ve tested different versions of the new ultrasoft compound for 2016, which was one of the targets for this session. The ultrasoft’s target for 2016 is to introduce a compound softer than the supersoft and mainly designed as agressive choice for street circuits: with better performance than the latest version of the supersoft tyre and faster degradation, in order to allow the Teams to take a more aggressive approach to race strategy.

Whether this will produce more pit stops, or any difference in strategies, it’s too early to say for now. We will fully analyse our data and team telemetry once we get back to base. But it seems we are heading in the right direction: the ultrasoft is expected to offer more possibilities for certain races.

We also tested some different constructions for both front and rear tyres.

Fastest times of the day:

Driver

Team

Time

Laps

Vandoorne

McLaren

1m44.103s

99

Raikkonen

Ferrari

1m44.456s

56

Ericsson

Sauber

1m44.480s

50

J. Palmer

Lotus

1m44.568s

90

Vettel

Ferrari

1m44.940s

56

Wehrlein

Mercedes

1m45.605s

107

Ricciardo

Red Bull

1m45.805s

57

Verstappen

Toro Rosso

1m45.849s

54

Hulkenberg

Force India

1m45.852s

71

Bottas

Williams

1m45.940s

103

Kvyat

Red Bull

1m46.309s

48

Sainz Jr.

Toro Rosso

1m46.995s

56

Fong

Sauber           

1m48.439s

57

Celis Jr

Force India

1m48.545s

65

Haryanto

Manor

1m49.593s

56

King

Manor

1m49.661s

59

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