Pirelli is satisfied with the performance of the tires on Friday. The difference in lap times was almost exactly the same as calculated – 1.2 seconds between hard and medium and 0.7 seconds between medium and soft, but it will decrease as the asphalt gets covered with scrap rubber.
Simone BerraPirelli chief engineer: “All three compounds performed as expected on Friday, although the difference in speed between Hard and Medium was slightly smaller than we expected, so Hard tires can also play a role in the race – different strategies are possible.
The degradation turned out to be small, even on Soft we didn’t see any bubbles. The condition of the asphalt improved during the day – in the morning it was covered with sand and the gust of wind affected the balance of the cars.
On Friday there was a lot of discussion about “glued gravel” on the outer radius of Turns 11 and 12. It seems to have worked well, we have not seen any negative effects on the tires.”
Source: F1 News
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