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Pirelli announces test calendar for 2018 season

Pirelli

On Last day of testing Mario Isola talked with the media on circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya about Pirelli plans for the 2018 season which is about to start. The italian tyre supplier will do 3 test with their wet tyres through the year, without having in mind the test post race wihich are already planned and, if it rains there, Pirelli and the teams will have more days to test them.

Tha plannig was made to have information of tre slick tyres from all the teams and, despite sometimes therewill be 2 teams sharing the track, everybody will have the chance  and 4 of them will test the wet compounds.

Isola told that in opposition of recent years, on this preseason and thanks to the rain – and the snow – who falled in Barcelona on first testing week, they have some data which will help to improve this wet compounds. Despite the extremely cold temperaturas, this data will be usefull to face the season, something that on the last years it wasnt’t posible.

Venue Tyre Team/s Date
Shanghai Slicks Force India 17-18 april
Fiorano Wet Ferrari 10-20 april
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Slicks McLaren and Haas 15-16 may
Paul Ricard Wet Mercedes 30-31 may
Vallelunga Slicks Toro Rosso 14-15 june
Silverstone Slicks Red Bull and Williams 10-11 july
Paul Ricard Wet McLaren and Haas 5-6 september
Paul Ricard Slicks Mercedes and Ferrari 20-21 september
Suzuka Slicks Renault 9-10 october
Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez Slicks Alfa Romeo Sauber 30 october