Pirelli has confirmed the tyre compounds out there, and the variety of units the groups have chosen, for this week’s take a look at.
Tomorrow (Wednesday) sees the beginning of the primary pre-season take a look at, which is able to present groups with the chance to additional their understanding of the brand new automobiles constructed to adapt to the technical laws that come into power this yr.
The Sakhir circuit hosts the primary three days from Wednesday 11 to Friday 13 February, with an extra three from Wednesday 18 to Friday 20 February. Vehicles can run on observe from 10 am to 2pm and from 3pm to 7pm. Over the course of the six days, all Pirelli slick compounds will likely be out there for testing, although not all on the identical time.
For the three days of the primary take a look at, groups can solely run the C1, C2 and C3 slick compounds. They’ll use as much as 28 units of dry climate tyres, whereas one set of Cinturato Intermediates will even be out there to them.
For the second session, from 18 to twenty February, the complete vary of compounds from C1 to C5 will likely be out there, every crew in a position to make use of a most of 24 units. No moist climate tyres will likely be equipped for the second session, however groups can carry over units beforehand fitted on the first session, together with used units which have carried out not more than 9 laps.
As previously, groups have a free selection relating to the variety of units of every compound, throughout the most quantity permitted for every take a look at and in accordance with the choice guidelines set for the for the primary session.
To be able to facilitate figuring out the totally different compounds throughout these two take a look at classes, the brand on the C1 and C2 will likely be white, these on the C3 and C4 yellow, whereas the softest C5 will likely be purple. As well as, the sidewall on the C1, C3 and C5 will characteristic a chequered flag within the banding, whereas the C2 and C4 will solely bear the Pirelli and P Zero logos, with no extra markings.
Over the following three days, when solely the primary three slicks within the vary will likely be used, there’ll subsequently be two with white markings and one with yellow. The C1 and C2 might be recognized as a result of the latter won’t have any banding, and the C3 may have yellow marking and banding. This identification system is simply in use for these checks and won’t be seen on race weekends.
