Pirelli May 2018 Barcelona Test Review
By Courtesy of Pirelli
May 17 2018
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Pirelli
May 2018 Barcelona Test Review |
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Mario Isola,
Head of Car Racing – “The first in-season test of the year provided a
valuable opportunity for teams to try out tyres, car evolutions, and drivers
in a back-to-back context on the same circuit that the Spanish Grand Prix
had just taken place on, in broadly similar conditions. This provided the
chance to make some interesting direct comparisons. An in-depth comparison
was also made between the shallower tread specification tyre used in the
Spanish Grand Prix with the ‘standard’ tyre, underlining our view that the
choice for the race was the correct one. We now have plenty of useful data
to analyse for the future.
At the same time, we also continued our 2019 tyre development programme
during the test, together with McLaren and Force India on both days. This
allowed us to make progress in several areas as we prepare the product for
next year, with two full days of running. There was a high level of
reliability, with practically no red flags, which meant that the teams all
managed to collect plenty of data in representative conditions – unlike our
previous trip to Barcelona for testing, where we even saw some snow...
The fastest time in this test was set by Valtteri Bottas on the supersoft,
but the hypersoft was also tested: which will make its competition debut
shortly at the Monaco Grand Prix”. |
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BEST TIMES AND COMPOUNDS
OVERALL – May 15-16
DRIVER TEAM TIME COMPOUND
Bottas Mercedes 1m16.904s (Day 2) SUPERSOFT
Giovinazzi Ferrari 1m16.972s (Day 2) HYPERSOFT
Verstappen Red Bull 1m17.528s (Day 1) HYPERSOFT
Sainz Renault 1m17.562s (Day 1) HYPERSOFT
Vettel Ferrari 1m17.659s (Day 1) SOFT
Norris McLaren 1m18.039s (Day 2) SOFT
Magnussen Haas 1m18.274s (Day 2) HYPERSOFT
Mazepin Force India 1m18.344s (Day 2) HYPERSOFT
Grosjean Haas 1m18.449s (Day 1) HYPERSOFT
Latifi Force India 1m18.530s (Day 1) HYPERSOFT
Hamilton Mercedes 1m18.543s (Day 1) MEDIUM
Aitken Renault 1m18.942s (Day 2) MEDIUM
Vandoorne McLaren 1m18.981s (Day 1) SUPERSOFT
Leclerc Sauber 1m18.993s (Day 2) HYPERSOFT
Kubica Williams 1m19.253s (Day 2) HYPERSOFT
Gasly Toro Rosso 1m19.410s (Day 2) MEDIUM
Giovinazzi Sauber 1m19.693s (Day 1) HYPERSOFT
Rowland Williams 1m20.009s (Day 1) HYPERSOFT
Dennis Red Bull 1m20.440s (Day 2) MEDIUM
Gelael Toro Rosso 1m20.763s (Day 2) SOFT
DAY 1 – May, 15
DRIVER TEAM TIME COMPOUND
Verstappen Red Bull 1m17.528s HYPERSOFT
Sainz Renault 1m17.562s HYPERSOFT
Vettel Ferrari 1m17.659s SOFT
Grosjean Haas 1m18.449s HYPERSOFT
Latifi Force India 1m18.530s HYPERSOFT
Hamilton Mercedes 1m18.543s MEDIUM
Vandoorne McLaren 1m18.981s SUPERSOFT
Giovinazzi Sauber 1m19.693s HYPERSOFT
Rowland Williams 1m20.009s HYPERSOFT
Gelael Toro Rosso 1m21.935s SOFT
DAY 2 – May, 16
DRIVER TEAM TIME COMPOUND
Bottas Mercedes 1m16.904s SUPERSOFT
Giovinazzi Ferrari 1m16.972s HYPERSOFT
Norris McLaren 1m18.039s SOFT
Magnussen Haas 1m18.274s HYPERSOFT
Mazepin Force India 1m18.344s HYPERSOFT
Aitken Renault 1m18.942s MEDIUM
Leclerc Sauber 1m18.993s HYPERSOFT
Kubica Williams 1m19.253s HYPERSOFT
Gasly Toro Rosso 1m19.410s MEDIUM
Dennis Red Bull 1m20.440s MEDIUM
Gelael Toro Rosso 1m20.763s SOFT |
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