Pirelli Barcelona Test May 2019
By Courtesy of Pirelli
May 16 2019
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Pirelli Barcelona
Test May 2019 |
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MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF F1 AND
CAR RACING
“This was an important two days, as it was the final in-season official
test of the year. From now on, the only other tests during the season are
private Pirelli tests to assess future tyres: focussing on next year’s
13-inch tyres until the summer, then exclusively on 18-inch tyres from
September onwards. The teams conducted plenty of useful work in warm
conditions here in Barcelona, with track temperatures generally in excess of
40 degrees centigrade during each afternoon. As usual they had the full
range of 2019 compounds available, and even though Barcelona favours the
harder end of the tyre spectrum, we also saw some teams testing the softer
compounds in preparation for Monaco and Canada, which are up next – probably
to see how they work with the latest car upgrades. All the teams followed
their individual programmes – using young drivers as well as established
race drivers, as required by the regulations – with Ferrari and Racing Point
additionally providing a second car for us to assess 2020 prototype tyres;
many thanks to them for their availability. These were ‘blind’ tests, so
that the teams and drivers did not know what they were testing, in order to
provide a level playing field. We collected plenty of data in representative
conditions: this now gives us a lot of numbers to analyse back in the office
over the coming days and weeks as we continue to define next year’s tyre
specification.” |
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BEST TIMES AND COMPOUNDS
OVERALL – MAY 14-15
DRIVER TEAM TIME COMPOUND
Bottas Mercedes 1m15.511s (Day 1) C5
Mazepin Mercedes 1m15.775s (Day 2) C5
Leclerc Ferrari 1m16.933s (Day 1) (C2)
Albon Toro Rosso 1m17.079s (Day 2) (C4)
Fuoco Ferrari 1m17.284s (Day 2) (C4)
Raikkonen Alfa Romeo 1m17.393s (Day 2) C5
Aitken Renault 1m17.621s (Day 2) (C4)
Kvyat Toro Rosso 1m17.679s (Day 1) (C4)
Hulkenberg Renault 1m18.051s (Day 1) (C3)
Magnussen Haas 1m18.101s (Day 2) (C3)
Gasly Red Bull 1m18.140s (Day 1) (C3)
Yelloly Racing Point 1m18.212s (Day 2) C5
Sainz McLaren 1m18.263s (Day 1) (C2)
Fittipaldi Haas 1m18.326s (Day 1) PROTO
Norris McLaren 1m18.567s (Day 1) (C3)
Latifi Williams 1m18.573s (Day 2) C5
Ticktum Red Bull 1m19.458s (Day 2) (C3)
Ilott Alfa Romeo 1m19.819s (Day 1) (C2)
Turvey McLaren 1m20.712s (Day 2) (C3)
Sette Camara McLaren 1m21.565s (Day 2) (C2)
DAY 1 – MAY 14
DRIVER TEAM TIME COMPOUND
Bottas Mercedes 1m15.511s C5
Leclerc Ferrari 1m16.933s (C2)
Kvyat Toro Rosso 1m17.679s (C4)
Hulkenberg Renault 1m18.051s (C3)
Gasly Red Bull 1m18.140s (C3)
Sainz McLaren 1m18.263s (C2)
Fittipaldi Haas 1m18.326s PROTO
Yelloly Racing Point 1m18.361s C5
Norris McLaren 1m18.567s (C3)
Ilott Alfa Romeo 1m19.819s (C2)
Latifi Williams 1m20.670s (C2)
DAY 2 – MAY 15
DRIVER TEAM TIME COMPOUND
Mazepin Mercedes 1m15.775s C5
Albon Toro Rosso 1m17.079s (C4)
Fuoco Ferrari 1m17.284s (C4)
Raikkonen Alfa Romeo 1m17.393s C5
Aitken Renault 1m17.621s (C4)
Magnussen Haas 1m18.101s (C3)
Yelloly Racing Point 1m18.212s C5
Latifi Williams 1m18.573s C5
Ticktum Red Bull 1m19.458s (C3)
Turvey McLaren 1m20.712s (C3)
Sette Camara McLaren 1m21.565s (C2)
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