Last season we saw the criticism to Pirelli because the gums were so bad in all the aspects but now it seems that the brand has worked well and they found a way to fix it.
While pilots and staff have worked to try and set up the cars for this upcoming season in the tests, especially in Bahrain, the Italian tire company that provides all the equipment has been found that all the work done this winter has paid fruit.
Some fruits that seem to be positive according to Paul Hembery, director of Pirelli racing section. Hembery says that the tests are carried out in Bahrain, there has been a marked improvement in the behavior of the gums.
Paul Hembery, Pirelli motorsport director declared:
“The teams were able to learn more about tyres over the four days in Bahrain than they could in Jerez two weeks ago, thanks to increased running time and optimal weather conditions. Although the teams are still at a comparatively early point on the development curve with their new cars, testing data so far indicates that the 2014 tyres are more consistent and durable than their predecessors. As a result, we are also seeing fewer ‘marbles’ on the circuit: one of our objectives at the start of this season. However, teams are likely to improve their performance and understanding of the car-tyre package still further in the test to come, which means that the lap time differences we have been seeing between the compounds are likely to come down: especially when the teams discover more downforce as the season goes on. We’ve collected plenty of useful data from this test, but of course we are still ready and able to change the specification of the tyres for the start of the season if this is shown to be necessary.”
With these data, the Pirelli gums cars this year will not be a problem for the teams because currently they have a good result in the track.
