Tyre testing ends at Fiorano
Posted: 02.08.2016
Source: Ferrari
Gutierrez rounds off first Pirelli 2017 spec test
Maranello, 2 August – Pirelli has completed its first two day test session evaluating 2017 specification wet weather tyres at Fiorano. Sebastian Vettel drove yesterday and today it was the turn of Esteban Gutierrez to get behind the wheel of the SF15-T. The Team Haas F1 driver completed 165 laps. The programme was a replay of yesterday’s with a handful of installation laps on dry tyres, before switching to Intermediates and Wets on the artificially watered track.
The future takes to the track
Posted: 01.08.2016
Source: Ferrari
First day of testing with the 2017 Pirelli tyres
Maranello, 1 August – Sebastian Vettel drove an SF15-T today at the Fiorano track, in the first of a series of test sessions that Pirelli is undertaking, using the wider tyres to be adopted as from 2017. A series of runs was completed, using various specifications of wet weather tyres, thanks to the artificial watering system fitted at this track. The German did 120 laps and tomorrow he hands over to the Haas F1 Team driver, Esteban Gutierrez, for the second and final day of this test.
Pirelli’s 2017 Tyres make their debut on Track
Posted: 01.08.2016
Source: Pirelli
FIRST TEST WITH SCUDERIA FERRARI:
SEBASTIAN VETTEL TESTS AT FIORANO
THE WIDER WET TYRES FOR NEXT SEASON
Fiorano, August 1, 2016 – The testing programme with the new wider Pirelli P Zero Formula 1 tyres for 2017 begins today at Fiorano in Italy. Sebastian Vettel takes the wheel of a Ferrari SF15-T that has been specifically modified to simulate the new aero rules and to accommodate tyres in 2017 size. The four-time world champion will test all day before handing the car over to Haas F1 driver Esteban Gutierrez on Tuesday 2 August.
THE PROGRAMME. Following a few installation laps on slick tyres in the morning, Vettel will then try wide Pirelli intermediate and full wet tyres on an artificially dampened surface. With a tread that is 25% wider than the current size, particular care is required when it comes to research and development of wet weather tyres, which are capable of evacuating even more water. The development work on both intermediate and full wet tyres will be continued by Gutierrez on Tuesday.
DIMENSIONS. The 2017 rules impose the following dimensions for slick tyres:
305/670-13 at the front (currently 245/660-13)
405/670-13 at the rear (currently 325/660-13)
The Cinturato intermediate will have a diameter of 675 mm while the Cinturato wet will have a diameter of 680 mm.
The wheel size remains unchanged at 13 inches.
SLICK TYRE TESTING. Red Bull will be the first team to try the 2017 size slick Formula 1 tyres. This dry weather test will take place on 3-4 August at Mugello in Italy, and it will mark the final test before the summer break. The development programme will begin again in September, when Mercedes (the third Team providing a modified car for testing purposes) will take to the track at Paul Ricard in France.
PROGRAMME. Each of the three Teams taking part (Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull) will undertake a total of eight days of testing per car between now and the end of November. Each Team will have exactly the same amount of testing as each other for wet and intermediate tyres (two days) as well as slick tyres (six days). The final day of testing for all three Teams will be in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday 29 November, two days after the final grand prix of the 2016 season
| CALENDAR BY DATE | |||||
| TEST ON MULE CARS – 2017 SIZES | |||||
| Session | Date | Test Days | Circuit | Car (s) | Tyres kind |
| 1 | Aug 1-2 | 2 | Fiorano | FER | Wet |
| 2 | Aug 3-4 | 2 | Mugello | RBR | Slick |
| 3 | Sep 6-7 | 2 | Barcellona | FER | Slick |
| 4 | Sep 6-7-8 | 3 | Paul Ricard | MGP | Slick |
| 5 | Sep 21-22 | 2 | Paul Ricard | MGP | Wet |
| 6 | Oct 12-13 | 2 | Barcellona | MGP | Slick |
| 7 | Oct 14-15-16 | 3 | Abu Dhabi | RBR | Slick |
| 8 | Nov 2-3 | 2 | Abu Dhabi | RBR | Wet |
| 9 | Nov 14-15-16 | 3 | Abu Dhabi | FER | Slick |
| 10 | Nov 29 | 3 | Abu Dhabi | MGP FER RBR |
Final valid |
The first time at Fiorano
Posted: 01.08.2016
Source: Ferrari
2017 wet tyre testing
Maranello, 1 August 2016 – Today the Pirelli P Zero tyres that will be introduced for the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship will make their track debut at the Fiorano circuit. They feature a different tread that is 25% wider than the current tyres and the dry specification will only be used for two installation laps. The rest of the day will be given over to evaluating the Intermediates and Wets, running on the artificially watered track. At the wheel of an SF15-T, specifically modified to give the level of aerodynamic downforce expected from next year’s cars and adapted to run the new tyres, will be Sebastian Vettel. Tomorrow, driving duties will be taken over by the Haas F1 Team driver Esteban Gutierrez.