Official tire supplier Pirelli has announced the number of tires each driver can use and the number of laps possible with used tires for the 2023 F1 Round 18 Qatar GP Final. During driving at the Losail International Circuit, the tires were found to have signs of “separation of the sidewall between the topping compound and the carcass cord” after 20 laps due to interference with the “pyramid” curb.
Signs of this were evident during the 19-lap sprint race, which included intervention by the safety car, so the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) and Pirelli limited the maximum number of laps on new tires in one stint to 18 laps. We also calculated the remaining number of laps each used tire could use. Taking Max Verstappen as an example, there are 1 new hard (18 laps), 1 new medium (18 laps), 2 used medium (17 laps), and 6 used soft (including 18 laps) left. The combination of 3 stints on the medium and the sprint on the soft takes into consideration the speed at which the soft tires wear down, which did not last 19 laps in the sprint, the slow turn-on of the hard tires, and the 18-lap limit which eliminates the need for endurance. should be ideal. Yuki Tsunoda has two sets of new mediums left, but he doesn’t have any used mediums, so while watching the trends of other drivers, he has to figure out how to use the two sets of new hardware or new software he has left each for the remaining two stints. seems to be a strategic focus point. Also, as seen in the sprint, there is a high possibility that the safety car will be used, and luck will likely play a big factor in this lap limit.
2023-10-08 15:29:16
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