News Details

Pirelli sees pre-season testing impacted by new Barcelona tarmac

Pirelli's Mario Isola believes F1 teams may face inconsistent running conditions in the first few days of pre-season testing following Barcelona's resurfacing. The Circuit de Catalunya is currently carrying out an extensive resurfacing of its track following a demand from MotoGP which threatened to drop the venue from its calendar if its required changes - which also include an extension of Turn 13's run-off area - were not implemented. Pre-season testing for F1 kicks off on February 26, but Pirelli will send several engineers to Barcelona next week to gauge the track's surface and gather data. "They [circuit officials] told me that the target is to make a Tarmac that is similar in...
Full Story »
8y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Honda-powered Toro Rosso set for Misano shakedown

Toro Rosso's 2018 Formula 1 challenger - the STR13 - will hit the track...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

How Formula 1 swerved a pre-season flop

Car unveilings and the build-up to the opening round can be more exciting...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Top teams oppose F1 merchandise plan

F1's top three teams are reportedly not on board with plans made by...
8y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Vandoorne: There is a great deal of pressure on...

Stoffel Vandoorne endured a troubled rookie season with McLaren-Honda...
8y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar updates tire rules for 2026 season

Among a few changes coming for the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season, a new...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar introduces safety flaps to prevent airborne...

The NTT IndyCar series has detailed a new addition to cars competing in...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Noni Madueke backs Arsenal’s push to tackle knife...

land forward was among Arsenal heroes in attendance at event commemorating...
50m ago from TheGuardian.com

Fatigue has shaped the balance and madness of...

ever-increasing number of games, combined with financial regulation, has...
50m ago from TheGuardian.com

“It’s not a question of weak mentality” -...

Former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero feels Arsenal are right in...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.