McLaren test Pirelli's 2026 F1 wet tyres in tricky cold conditions
McLaren have been testi🐷ng Pirelli's 2026 wet weather tyres.
McLaren are the latest team to go testing ahead of the 2025 F1 season, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris in action at Circuit Paul Ricard.
The two McLaren drivers have been 🙈testing Pirelli🤪’s 2026 wet-weather tyres at the French circuit.
Piastri drove McLaren’s 2023 c💙hallenger on Wedn꧒esday before handing over to teammate Norris.
Pirelli noted t🔜hat track temperature was a chilly -2 degr🐈ees Celsius in the morning, meaning Piastri was unable to complete the planned number of laps.
Things pi🀅cked up in the afternoon, though, as Piastri managed to complete 120 laps in total.
His best time was a 1m07.008s, suggesting McLaren were runn💯ing on a shortened versionꦿ of Circuit Paul Ricard - not the layout used for the French GP between 2018 and 2022.
Norris🌳🐠 was in the car on Thursday, but Pirelli has yet to announce details of his performance.
Like Piastri, Norris has been tasked with tes🦋ting Pirelli’s intermediate and wet tyres for 2026.
2026 is a significant year for F1, with new power unit and chassis regulati🍌ons coming into effect.
The tyre rules have also been tweaked.
While the tyres wi𝓀ll remain 18 inches in🌸 diameter, the width and external diameter will be slightly reduced on both axles.
Further testing will be conducted throughout the year as Pirelli prepares for the𓆏 new regulations.
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