Potential pre-race showers, a strong undercut and a comfortable tyre that’s quick however fragile have opened the door for some technique intrigue in System 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.
Relatively than the excessive degradation circuit pushing groups and drivers to go conservative with a boring one-stopper, what’s unfolding at Barcelona may set off loads of motion – and even some aggressive three-stoppers.
That’s as a result of the lap-time delta between the three compounds that F1 tyre provider Pirelli has introduced implies that the popular race tyre is definitely the comfortable – although it’s acknowledged to successfully be a one-lap qualifying tyre.
The laborious, which is the C1 compound, has been taken off the desk as a most well-liked choice as a result of it isn’t delivering a lot tempo.
As an alternative, the comfortable (C3) is so significantly better in lap time phrases – as much as 1.2 seconds per lap faster than the medium, and round 1.8 seconds up on the laborious.
As Pirelli chief engineer Simone Berra mentioned: “It [the C1] is extra thermally resilient, but it surely’s fairly gradual in comparison with the C2 and C3 principally… so the C1 is not going to actually be used. We do not see a bonus from utilizing the C1.
“We all know that the C3 is a one-lap tyre, however anyway it’s offering a a lot larger grip degree in comparison with C2. And which means on longer stints, whereas degrading, it’s quicker than the C2 over a stint – although it’s changing into slower.”
The traits which can be prone to push groups in direction of the best degrading tyre tee up a day the place taking care of the tyres might be important – however exploiting the undercut could possibly be the secret.
With the quickest technique on paper trying like a comfortable/medium/comfortable, Pirelli’s head of F1 and automobile racing Mario Isola reckons {that a} one-stopper is off the playing cards as a result of the comfortable holds such a bonus – regardless of its limitations.
“The benefit that you’ve got on tempo is clearly what we imagine is pushing the groups to decide on the comfortable initially of the race,” he mentioned.
“It appears possibly a bit unusual, as a result of with a heavy automobile with a full tank clearly you improve the extent of degradation. However when it comes to a medium/laborious technique [for a one-stop], the extent of administration is so excessive that’s not handy. Principally, you lose quite a lot of time.
“Right here, it’s also doable to overhaul so there isn’t any motive to handle the tempo a lot to attempt to go on a one-stop.
“It is also true that if the extent of degradation of the comfortable is larger than anticipated, it could possibly be a three-stop. In time phrases, three-stop is nearer to the two-stop than in comparison with one cease. So if there’s a alternative, it is most likely between two and three, not one and two.”
Tyres
Photograph by: Erik Junius
Rain impression
The potential for groups getting themselves on the entrance foot and chasing an aggressive three-stop could possibly be elevated if the rubber laid down to date this weekend is washed away by rain showers anticipated earlier than the beginning.
Isola added: “If it rains and we have now a inexperienced observe, we speed up the damage, for certain.
“The automobiles will slide extra, and they’re going to put on particularly the entrance left quite a bit on the surface shoulder. They must take note of that with a inexperienced observe, and I can think about that this impact is accelerated.”
All these elements come collectively to make the timing round pit cease home windows important, as drivers might be trying to exploit the undercut – and make use of any tyre efficiency benefit to get previous rivals who’re enduring worn rubber.
Isola added: “The undercut is highly effective as a result of the degradation is sort of excessive, so somebody may attempt to use it as a result of it’s doable to overhaul.
“With a recent tyre, you possibly can attempt to do one thing completely different from the others. It is also true that if somebody stops early, then we all know that each one the others are simply copying the technique.”
For a Spanish GP venue that previously was often called being nearly unimaginable to overhaul on, expectations are of some intense motion – and passing – this time round.
As Mercedes driver George Russell mentioned: “I do not suppose it will likely be that tough to overhaul as a result of there’s quite a lot of tyre degradation right here.
“You have solely acquired to offset your self by two or three laps and out of the blue, simply within the tyre, you will most likely have 4 tenths benefit on the driving force you are battling.
“So finally, the quickest driver will 9 instances out of 10 win the race. It is not like a Singapore or Monaco that if you end up within the lead, you possibly can defend it irrespective of how gradual you might be.”
Potential pre-race showers, a strong undercut and a comfortable tyre that’s quick however fragile have opened the door for some technique intrigue in System 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.
Relatively than the excessive degradation circuit pushing groups and drivers to go conservative with a boring one-stopper, what’s unfolding at Barcelona may set off loads of motion – and even some aggressive three-stoppers.
That’s as a result of the lap-time delta between the three compounds that F1 tyre provider Pirelli has introduced implies that the popular race tyre is definitely the comfortable – although it’s acknowledged to successfully be a one-lap qualifying tyre.
The laborious, which is the C1 compound, has been taken off the desk as a most well-liked choice as a result of it isn’t delivering a lot tempo.
As an alternative, the comfortable (C3) is so significantly better in lap time phrases – as much as 1.2 seconds per lap faster than the medium, and round 1.8 seconds up on the laborious.
As Pirelli chief engineer Simone Berra mentioned: “It [the C1] is extra thermally resilient, but it surely’s fairly gradual in comparison with the C2 and C3 principally… so the C1 is not going to actually be used. We do not see a bonus from utilizing the C1.
“We all know that the C3 is a one-lap tyre, however anyway it’s offering a a lot larger grip degree in comparison with C2. And which means on longer stints, whereas degrading, it’s quicker than the C2 over a stint – although it’s changing into slower.”
The traits which can be prone to push groups in direction of the best degrading tyre tee up a day the place taking care of the tyres might be important – however exploiting the undercut could possibly be the secret.
With the quickest technique on paper trying like a comfortable/medium/comfortable, Pirelli’s head of F1 and automobile racing Mario Isola reckons {that a} one-stopper is off the playing cards as a result of the comfortable holds such a bonus – regardless of its limitations.
“The benefit that you’ve got on tempo is clearly what we imagine is pushing the groups to decide on the comfortable initially of the race,” he mentioned.
“It appears possibly a bit unusual, as a result of with a heavy automobile with a full tank clearly you improve the extent of degradation. However when it comes to a medium/laborious technique [for a one-stop], the extent of administration is so excessive that’s not handy. Principally, you lose quite a lot of time.
“Right here, it’s also doable to overhaul so there isn’t any motive to handle the tempo a lot to attempt to go on a one-stop.
“It is also true that if the extent of degradation of the comfortable is larger than anticipated, it could possibly be a three-stop. In time phrases, three-stop is nearer to the two-stop than in comparison with one cease. So if there’s a alternative, it is most likely between two and three, not one and two.”
Tyres
Photograph by: Erik Junius
Rain impression
The potential for groups getting themselves on the entrance foot and chasing an aggressive three-stop could possibly be elevated if the rubber laid down to date this weekend is washed away by rain showers anticipated earlier than the beginning.
Isola added: “If it rains and we have now a inexperienced observe, we speed up the damage, for certain.
“The automobiles will slide extra, and they’re going to put on particularly the entrance left quite a bit on the surface shoulder. They must take note of that with a inexperienced observe, and I can think about that this impact is accelerated.”
All these elements come collectively to make the timing round pit cease home windows important, as drivers might be trying to exploit the undercut – and make use of any tyre efficiency benefit to get previous rivals who’re enduring worn rubber.
Isola added: “The undercut is highly effective as a result of the degradation is sort of excessive, so somebody may attempt to use it as a result of it’s doable to overhaul.
“With a recent tyre, you possibly can attempt to do one thing completely different from the others. It is also true that if somebody stops early, then we all know that each one the others are simply copying the technique.”
For a Spanish GP venue that previously was often called being nearly unimaginable to overhaul on, expectations are of some intense motion – and passing – this time round.
As Mercedes driver George Russell mentioned: “I do not suppose it will likely be that tough to overhaul as a result of there’s quite a lot of tyre degradation right here.
“You have solely acquired to offset your self by two or three laps and out of the blue, simply within the tyre, you will most likely have 4 tenths benefit on the driving force you are battling.
“So finally, the quickest driver will 9 instances out of 10 win the race. It is not like a Singapore or Monaco that if you end up within the lead, you possibly can defend it irrespective of how gradual you might be.”
Potential pre-race showers, a strong undercut and a comfortable tyre that’s quick however fragile have opened the door for some technique intrigue in System 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.
Relatively than the excessive degradation circuit pushing groups and drivers to go conservative with a boring one-stopper, what’s unfolding at Barcelona may set off loads of motion – and even some aggressive three-stoppers.
That’s as a result of the lap-time delta between the three compounds that F1 tyre provider Pirelli has introduced implies that the popular race tyre is definitely the comfortable – although it’s acknowledged to successfully be a one-lap qualifying tyre.
The laborious, which is the C1 compound, has been taken off the desk as a most well-liked choice as a result of it isn’t delivering a lot tempo.
As an alternative, the comfortable (C3) is so significantly better in lap time phrases – as much as 1.2 seconds per lap faster than the medium, and round 1.8 seconds up on the laborious.
As Pirelli chief engineer Simone Berra mentioned: “It [the C1] is extra thermally resilient, but it surely’s fairly gradual in comparison with the C2 and C3 principally… so the C1 is not going to actually be used. We do not see a bonus from utilizing the C1.
“We all know that the C3 is a one-lap tyre, however anyway it’s offering a a lot larger grip degree in comparison with C2. And which means on longer stints, whereas degrading, it’s quicker than the C2 over a stint – although it’s changing into slower.”
The traits which can be prone to push groups in direction of the best degrading tyre tee up a day the place taking care of the tyres might be important – however exploiting the undercut could possibly be the secret.
With the quickest technique on paper trying like a comfortable/medium/comfortable, Pirelli’s head of F1 and automobile racing Mario Isola reckons {that a} one-stopper is off the playing cards as a result of the comfortable holds such a bonus – regardless of its limitations.
“The benefit that you’ve got on tempo is clearly what we imagine is pushing the groups to decide on the comfortable initially of the race,” he mentioned.
“It appears possibly a bit unusual, as a result of with a heavy automobile with a full tank clearly you improve the extent of degradation. However when it comes to a medium/laborious technique [for a one-stop], the extent of administration is so excessive that’s not handy. Principally, you lose quite a lot of time.
“Right here, it’s also doable to overhaul so there isn’t any motive to handle the tempo a lot to attempt to go on a one-stop.
“It is also true that if the extent of degradation of the comfortable is larger than anticipated, it could possibly be a three-stop. In time phrases, three-stop is nearer to the two-stop than in comparison with one cease. So if there’s a alternative, it is most likely between two and three, not one and two.”
Tyres
Photograph by: Erik Junius
Rain impression
The potential for groups getting themselves on the entrance foot and chasing an aggressive three-stop could possibly be elevated if the rubber laid down to date this weekend is washed away by rain showers anticipated earlier than the beginning.
Isola added: “If it rains and we have now a inexperienced observe, we speed up the damage, for certain.
“The automobiles will slide extra, and they’re going to put on particularly the entrance left quite a bit on the surface shoulder. They must take note of that with a inexperienced observe, and I can think about that this impact is accelerated.”
All these elements come collectively to make the timing round pit cease home windows important, as drivers might be trying to exploit the undercut – and make use of any tyre efficiency benefit to get previous rivals who’re enduring worn rubber.
Isola added: “The undercut is highly effective as a result of the degradation is sort of excessive, so somebody may attempt to use it as a result of it’s doable to overhaul.
“With a recent tyre, you possibly can attempt to do one thing completely different from the others. It is also true that if somebody stops early, then we all know that each one the others are simply copying the technique.”
For a Spanish GP venue that previously was often called being nearly unimaginable to overhaul on, expectations are of some intense motion – and passing – this time round.
As Mercedes driver George Russell mentioned: “I do not suppose it will likely be that tough to overhaul as a result of there’s quite a lot of tyre degradation right here.
“You have solely acquired to offset your self by two or three laps and out of the blue, simply within the tyre, you will most likely have 4 tenths benefit on the driving force you are battling.
“So finally, the quickest driver will 9 instances out of 10 win the race. It is not like a Singapore or Monaco that if you end up within the lead, you possibly can defend it irrespective of how gradual you might be.”
Potential pre-race showers, a strong undercut and a comfortable tyre that’s quick however fragile have opened the door for some technique intrigue in System 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.
Relatively than the excessive degradation circuit pushing groups and drivers to go conservative with a boring one-stopper, what’s unfolding at Barcelona may set off loads of motion – and even some aggressive three-stoppers.
That’s as a result of the lap-time delta between the three compounds that F1 tyre provider Pirelli has introduced implies that the popular race tyre is definitely the comfortable – although it’s acknowledged to successfully be a one-lap qualifying tyre.
The laborious, which is the C1 compound, has been taken off the desk as a most well-liked choice as a result of it isn’t delivering a lot tempo.
As an alternative, the comfortable (C3) is so significantly better in lap time phrases – as much as 1.2 seconds per lap faster than the medium, and round 1.8 seconds up on the laborious.
As Pirelli chief engineer Simone Berra mentioned: “It [the C1] is extra thermally resilient, but it surely’s fairly gradual in comparison with the C2 and C3 principally… so the C1 is not going to actually be used. We do not see a bonus from utilizing the C1.
“We all know that the C3 is a one-lap tyre, however anyway it’s offering a a lot larger grip degree in comparison with C2. And which means on longer stints, whereas degrading, it’s quicker than the C2 over a stint – although it’s changing into slower.”
The traits which can be prone to push groups in direction of the best degrading tyre tee up a day the place taking care of the tyres might be important – however exploiting the undercut could possibly be the secret.
With the quickest technique on paper trying like a comfortable/medium/comfortable, Pirelli’s head of F1 and automobile racing Mario Isola reckons {that a} one-stopper is off the playing cards as a result of the comfortable holds such a bonus – regardless of its limitations.
“The benefit that you’ve got on tempo is clearly what we imagine is pushing the groups to decide on the comfortable initially of the race,” he mentioned.
“It appears possibly a bit unusual, as a result of with a heavy automobile with a full tank clearly you improve the extent of degradation. However when it comes to a medium/laborious technique [for a one-stop], the extent of administration is so excessive that’s not handy. Principally, you lose quite a lot of time.
“Right here, it’s also doable to overhaul so there isn’t any motive to handle the tempo a lot to attempt to go on a one-stop.
“It is also true that if the extent of degradation of the comfortable is larger than anticipated, it could possibly be a three-stop. In time phrases, three-stop is nearer to the two-stop than in comparison with one cease. So if there’s a alternative, it is most likely between two and three, not one and two.”
Tyres
Photograph by: Erik Junius
Rain impression
The potential for groups getting themselves on the entrance foot and chasing an aggressive three-stop could possibly be elevated if the rubber laid down to date this weekend is washed away by rain showers anticipated earlier than the beginning.
Isola added: “If it rains and we have now a inexperienced observe, we speed up the damage, for certain.
“The automobiles will slide extra, and they’re going to put on particularly the entrance left quite a bit on the surface shoulder. They must take note of that with a inexperienced observe, and I can think about that this impact is accelerated.”
All these elements come collectively to make the timing round pit cease home windows important, as drivers might be trying to exploit the undercut – and make use of any tyre efficiency benefit to get previous rivals who’re enduring worn rubber.
Isola added: “The undercut is highly effective as a result of the degradation is sort of excessive, so somebody may attempt to use it as a result of it’s doable to overhaul.
“With a recent tyre, you possibly can attempt to do one thing completely different from the others. It is also true that if somebody stops early, then we all know that each one the others are simply copying the technique.”
For a Spanish GP venue that previously was often called being nearly unimaginable to overhaul on, expectations are of some intense motion – and passing – this time round.
As Mercedes driver George Russell mentioned: “I do not suppose it will likely be that tough to overhaul as a result of there’s quite a lot of tyre degradation right here.
“You have solely acquired to offset your self by two or three laps and out of the blue, simply within the tyre, you will most likely have 4 tenths benefit on the driving force you are battling.
“So finally, the quickest driver will 9 instances out of 10 win the race. It is not like a Singapore or Monaco that if you end up within the lead, you possibly can defend it irrespective of how gradual you might be.”
Potential pre-race showers, a strong undercut and a comfortable tyre that’s quick however fragile have opened the door for some technique intrigue in System 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.
Relatively than the excessive degradation circuit pushing groups and drivers to go conservative with a boring one-stopper, what’s unfolding at Barcelona may set off loads of motion – and even some aggressive three-stoppers.
That’s as a result of the lap-time delta between the three compounds that F1 tyre provider Pirelli has introduced implies that the popular race tyre is definitely the comfortable – although it’s acknowledged to successfully be a one-lap qualifying tyre.
The laborious, which is the C1 compound, has been taken off the desk as a most well-liked choice as a result of it isn’t delivering a lot tempo.
As an alternative, the comfortable (C3) is so significantly better in lap time phrases – as much as 1.2 seconds per lap faster than the medium, and round 1.8 seconds up on the laborious.
As Pirelli chief engineer Simone Berra mentioned: “It [the C1] is extra thermally resilient, but it surely’s fairly gradual in comparison with the C2 and C3 principally… so the C1 is not going to actually be used. We do not see a bonus from utilizing the C1.
“We all know that the C3 is a one-lap tyre, however anyway it’s offering a a lot larger grip degree in comparison with C2. And which means on longer stints, whereas degrading, it’s quicker than the C2 over a stint – although it’s changing into slower.”
The traits which can be prone to push groups in direction of the best degrading tyre tee up a day the place taking care of the tyres might be important – however exploiting the undercut could possibly be the secret.
With the quickest technique on paper trying like a comfortable/medium/comfortable, Pirelli’s head of F1 and automobile racing Mario Isola reckons {that a} one-stopper is off the playing cards as a result of the comfortable holds such a bonus – regardless of its limitations.
“The benefit that you’ve got on tempo is clearly what we imagine is pushing the groups to decide on the comfortable initially of the race,” he mentioned.
“It appears possibly a bit unusual, as a result of with a heavy automobile with a full tank clearly you improve the extent of degradation. However when it comes to a medium/laborious technique [for a one-stop], the extent of administration is so excessive that’s not handy. Principally, you lose quite a lot of time.
“Right here, it’s also doable to overhaul so there isn’t any motive to handle the tempo a lot to attempt to go on a one-stop.
“It is also true that if the extent of degradation of the comfortable is larger than anticipated, it could possibly be a three-stop. In time phrases, three-stop is nearer to the two-stop than in comparison with one cease. So if there’s a alternative, it is most likely between two and three, not one and two.”
Tyres
Photograph by: Erik Junius
Rain impression
The potential for groups getting themselves on the entrance foot and chasing an aggressive three-stop could possibly be elevated if the rubber laid down to date this weekend is washed away by rain showers anticipated earlier than the beginning.
Isola added: “If it rains and we have now a inexperienced observe, we speed up the damage, for certain.
“The automobiles will slide extra, and they’re going to put on particularly the entrance left quite a bit on the surface shoulder. They must take note of that with a inexperienced observe, and I can think about that this impact is accelerated.”
All these elements come collectively to make the timing round pit cease home windows important, as drivers might be trying to exploit the undercut – and make use of any tyre efficiency benefit to get previous rivals who’re enduring worn rubber.
Isola added: “The undercut is highly effective as a result of the degradation is sort of excessive, so somebody may attempt to use it as a result of it’s doable to overhaul.
“With a recent tyre, you possibly can attempt to do one thing completely different from the others. It is also true that if somebody stops early, then we all know that each one the others are simply copying the technique.”
For a Spanish GP venue that previously was often called being nearly unimaginable to overhaul on, expectations are of some intense motion – and passing – this time round.
As Mercedes driver George Russell mentioned: “I do not suppose it will likely be that tough to overhaul as a result of there’s quite a lot of tyre degradation right here.
“You have solely acquired to offset your self by two or three laps and out of the blue, simply within the tyre, you will most likely have 4 tenths benefit on the driving force you are battling.
“So finally, the quickest driver will 9 instances out of 10 win the race. It is not like a Singapore or Monaco that if you end up within the lead, you possibly can defend it irrespective of how gradual you might be.”
Potential pre-race showers, a strong undercut and a comfortable tyre that’s quick however fragile have opened the door for some technique intrigue in System 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.
Relatively than the excessive degradation circuit pushing groups and drivers to go conservative with a boring one-stopper, what’s unfolding at Barcelona may set off loads of motion – and even some aggressive three-stoppers.
That’s as a result of the lap-time delta between the three compounds that F1 tyre provider Pirelli has introduced implies that the popular race tyre is definitely the comfortable – although it’s acknowledged to successfully be a one-lap qualifying tyre.
The laborious, which is the C1 compound, has been taken off the desk as a most well-liked choice as a result of it isn’t delivering a lot tempo.
As an alternative, the comfortable (C3) is so significantly better in lap time phrases – as much as 1.2 seconds per lap faster than the medium, and round 1.8 seconds up on the laborious.
As Pirelli chief engineer Simone Berra mentioned: “It [the C1] is extra thermally resilient, but it surely’s fairly gradual in comparison with the C2 and C3 principally… so the C1 is not going to actually be used. We do not see a bonus from utilizing the C1.
“We all know that the C3 is a one-lap tyre, however anyway it’s offering a a lot larger grip degree in comparison with C2. And which means on longer stints, whereas degrading, it’s quicker than the C2 over a stint – although it’s changing into slower.”
The traits which can be prone to push groups in direction of the best degrading tyre tee up a day the place taking care of the tyres might be important – however exploiting the undercut could possibly be the secret.
With the quickest technique on paper trying like a comfortable/medium/comfortable, Pirelli’s head of F1 and automobile racing Mario Isola reckons {that a} one-stopper is off the playing cards as a result of the comfortable holds such a bonus – regardless of its limitations.
“The benefit that you’ve got on tempo is clearly what we imagine is pushing the groups to decide on the comfortable initially of the race,” he mentioned.
“It appears possibly a bit unusual, as a result of with a heavy automobile with a full tank clearly you improve the extent of degradation. However when it comes to a medium/laborious technique [for a one-stop], the extent of administration is so excessive that’s not handy. Principally, you lose quite a lot of time.
“Right here, it’s also doable to overhaul so there isn’t any motive to handle the tempo a lot to attempt to go on a one-stop.
“It is also true that if the extent of degradation of the comfortable is larger than anticipated, it could possibly be a three-stop. In time phrases, three-stop is nearer to the two-stop than in comparison with one cease. So if there’s a alternative, it is most likely between two and three, not one and two.”
Tyres
Photograph by: Erik Junius
Rain impression
The potential for groups getting themselves on the entrance foot and chasing an aggressive three-stop could possibly be elevated if the rubber laid down to date this weekend is washed away by rain showers anticipated earlier than the beginning.
Isola added: “If it rains and we have now a inexperienced observe, we speed up the damage, for certain.
“The automobiles will slide extra, and they’re going to put on particularly the entrance left quite a bit on the surface shoulder. They must take note of that with a inexperienced observe, and I can think about that this impact is accelerated.”
All these elements come collectively to make the timing round pit cease home windows important, as drivers might be trying to exploit the undercut – and make use of any tyre efficiency benefit to get previous rivals who’re enduring worn rubber.
Isola added: “The undercut is highly effective as a result of the degradation is sort of excessive, so somebody may attempt to use it as a result of it’s doable to overhaul.
“With a recent tyre, you possibly can attempt to do one thing completely different from the others. It is also true that if somebody stops early, then we all know that each one the others are simply copying the technique.”
For a Spanish GP venue that previously was often called being nearly unimaginable to overhaul on, expectations are of some intense motion – and passing – this time round.
As Mercedes driver George Russell mentioned: “I do not suppose it will likely be that tough to overhaul as a result of there’s quite a lot of tyre degradation right here.
“You have solely acquired to offset your self by two or three laps and out of the blue, simply within the tyre, you will most likely have 4 tenths benefit on the driving force you are battling.
“So finally, the quickest driver will 9 instances out of 10 win the race. It is not like a Singapore or Monaco that if you end up within the lead, you possibly can defend it irrespective of how gradual you might be.”
Potential pre-race showers, a strong undercut and a comfortable tyre that’s quick however fragile have opened the door for some technique intrigue in System 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.
Relatively than the excessive degradation circuit pushing groups and drivers to go conservative with a boring one-stopper, what’s unfolding at Barcelona may set off loads of motion – and even some aggressive three-stoppers.
That’s as a result of the lap-time delta between the three compounds that F1 tyre provider Pirelli has introduced implies that the popular race tyre is definitely the comfortable – although it’s acknowledged to successfully be a one-lap qualifying tyre.
The laborious, which is the C1 compound, has been taken off the desk as a most well-liked choice as a result of it isn’t delivering a lot tempo.
As an alternative, the comfortable (C3) is so significantly better in lap time phrases – as much as 1.2 seconds per lap faster than the medium, and round 1.8 seconds up on the laborious.
As Pirelli chief engineer Simone Berra mentioned: “It [the C1] is extra thermally resilient, but it surely’s fairly gradual in comparison with the C2 and C3 principally… so the C1 is not going to actually be used. We do not see a bonus from utilizing the C1.
“We all know that the C3 is a one-lap tyre, however anyway it’s offering a a lot larger grip degree in comparison with C2. And which means on longer stints, whereas degrading, it’s quicker than the C2 over a stint – although it’s changing into slower.”
The traits which can be prone to push groups in direction of the best degrading tyre tee up a day the place taking care of the tyres might be important – however exploiting the undercut could possibly be the secret.
With the quickest technique on paper trying like a comfortable/medium/comfortable, Pirelli’s head of F1 and automobile racing Mario Isola reckons {that a} one-stopper is off the playing cards as a result of the comfortable holds such a bonus – regardless of its limitations.
“The benefit that you’ve got on tempo is clearly what we imagine is pushing the groups to decide on the comfortable initially of the race,” he mentioned.
“It appears possibly a bit unusual, as a result of with a heavy automobile with a full tank clearly you improve the extent of degradation. However when it comes to a medium/laborious technique [for a one-stop], the extent of administration is so excessive that’s not handy. Principally, you lose quite a lot of time.
“Right here, it’s also doable to overhaul so there isn’t any motive to handle the tempo a lot to attempt to go on a one-stop.
“It is also true that if the extent of degradation of the comfortable is larger than anticipated, it could possibly be a three-stop. In time phrases, three-stop is nearer to the two-stop than in comparison with one cease. So if there’s a alternative, it is most likely between two and three, not one and two.”
Tyres
Photograph by: Erik Junius
Rain impression
The potential for groups getting themselves on the entrance foot and chasing an aggressive three-stop could possibly be elevated if the rubber laid down to date this weekend is washed away by rain showers anticipated earlier than the beginning.
Isola added: “If it rains and we have now a inexperienced observe, we speed up the damage, for certain.
“The automobiles will slide extra, and they’re going to put on particularly the entrance left quite a bit on the surface shoulder. They must take note of that with a inexperienced observe, and I can think about that this impact is accelerated.”
All these elements come collectively to make the timing round pit cease home windows important, as drivers might be trying to exploit the undercut – and make use of any tyre efficiency benefit to get previous rivals who’re enduring worn rubber.
Isola added: “The undercut is highly effective as a result of the degradation is sort of excessive, so somebody may attempt to use it as a result of it’s doable to overhaul.
“With a recent tyre, you possibly can attempt to do one thing completely different from the others. It is also true that if somebody stops early, then we all know that each one the others are simply copying the technique.”
For a Spanish GP venue that previously was often called being nearly unimaginable to overhaul on, expectations are of some intense motion – and passing – this time round.
As Mercedes driver George Russell mentioned: “I do not suppose it will likely be that tough to overhaul as a result of there’s quite a lot of tyre degradation right here.
“You have solely acquired to offset your self by two or three laps and out of the blue, simply within the tyre, you will most likely have 4 tenths benefit on the driving force you are battling.
“So finally, the quickest driver will 9 instances out of 10 win the race. It is not like a Singapore or Monaco that if you end up within the lead, you possibly can defend it irrespective of how gradual you might be.”
Potential pre-race showers, a strong undercut and a comfortable tyre that’s quick however fragile have opened the door for some technique intrigue in System 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.
Relatively than the excessive degradation circuit pushing groups and drivers to go conservative with a boring one-stopper, what’s unfolding at Barcelona may set off loads of motion – and even some aggressive three-stoppers.
That’s as a result of the lap-time delta between the three compounds that F1 tyre provider Pirelli has introduced implies that the popular race tyre is definitely the comfortable – although it’s acknowledged to successfully be a one-lap qualifying tyre.
The laborious, which is the C1 compound, has been taken off the desk as a most well-liked choice as a result of it isn’t delivering a lot tempo.
As an alternative, the comfortable (C3) is so significantly better in lap time phrases – as much as 1.2 seconds per lap faster than the medium, and round 1.8 seconds up on the laborious.
As Pirelli chief engineer Simone Berra mentioned: “It [the C1] is extra thermally resilient, but it surely’s fairly gradual in comparison with the C2 and C3 principally… so the C1 is not going to actually be used. We do not see a bonus from utilizing the C1.
“We all know that the C3 is a one-lap tyre, however anyway it’s offering a a lot larger grip degree in comparison with C2. And which means on longer stints, whereas degrading, it’s quicker than the C2 over a stint – although it’s changing into slower.”
The traits which can be prone to push groups in direction of the best degrading tyre tee up a day the place taking care of the tyres might be important – however exploiting the undercut could possibly be the secret.
With the quickest technique on paper trying like a comfortable/medium/comfortable, Pirelli’s head of F1 and automobile racing Mario Isola reckons {that a} one-stopper is off the playing cards as a result of the comfortable holds such a bonus – regardless of its limitations.
“The benefit that you’ve got on tempo is clearly what we imagine is pushing the groups to decide on the comfortable initially of the race,” he mentioned.
“It appears possibly a bit unusual, as a result of with a heavy automobile with a full tank clearly you improve the extent of degradation. However when it comes to a medium/laborious technique [for a one-stop], the extent of administration is so excessive that’s not handy. Principally, you lose quite a lot of time.
“Right here, it’s also doable to overhaul so there isn’t any motive to handle the tempo a lot to attempt to go on a one-stop.
“It is also true that if the extent of degradation of the comfortable is larger than anticipated, it could possibly be a three-stop. In time phrases, three-stop is nearer to the two-stop than in comparison with one cease. So if there’s a alternative, it is most likely between two and three, not one and two.”
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Rain impression
The potential for groups getting themselves on the entrance foot and chasing an aggressive three-stop could possibly be elevated if the rubber laid down to date this weekend is washed away by rain showers anticipated earlier than the beginning.
Isola added: “If it rains and we have now a inexperienced observe, we speed up the damage, for certain.
“The automobiles will slide extra, and they’re going to put on particularly the entrance left quite a bit on the surface shoulder. They must take note of that with a inexperienced observe, and I can think about that this impact is accelerated.”
All these elements come collectively to make the timing round pit cease home windows important, as drivers might be trying to exploit the undercut – and make use of any tyre efficiency benefit to get previous rivals who’re enduring worn rubber.
Isola added: “The undercut is highly effective as a result of the degradation is sort of excessive, so somebody may attempt to use it as a result of it’s doable to overhaul.
“With a recent tyre, you possibly can attempt to do one thing completely different from the others. It is also true that if somebody stops early, then we all know that each one the others are simply copying the technique.”
For a Spanish GP venue that previously was often called being nearly unimaginable to overhaul on, expectations are of some intense motion – and passing – this time round.
As Mercedes driver George Russell mentioned: “I do not suppose it will likely be that tough to overhaul as a result of there’s quite a lot of tyre degradation right here.
“You have solely acquired to offset your self by two or three laps and out of the blue, simply within the tyre, you will most likely have 4 tenths benefit on the driving force you are battling.
“So finally, the quickest driver will 9 instances out of 10 win the race. It is not like a Singapore or Monaco that if you end up within the lead, you possibly can defend it irrespective of how gradual you might be.”