Pirelli will test prototypes of his tires in Portimao

Author of the article: , published on October 18, 2020.

Pirelli and responsible Formula 1 they agreed that the Italian manufacturer would have in the frame GP of Portugal v Portimão available the first 30 minutes another free practice to test the new tires of the season 2021.

Otherwise it should tires for next season largely unchanged, but for minor adjustments Pirelli only this possibility of testing remains. All teams are boundto participate in this scheduled test. “We plan to give each team three sets of tires, which means 30 sets of prototypes of our products,”He explained Mario isola, sports boss Pirelli.

Mario Isola, Pirelli's sports boss, has confirmed that prototypes of tires for the 2021 season will be tested at the start of the second free practice at the Portuguese Grand Prix in Portimao.

"But that doesn’t mean 30 different prototypes, we’ll most likely have a range between 8 to 10. I don’t want to mention the exact number, simply because this test is blind to teams and any information it would disclose means teams would do calculations ,,He added Mario isola. GP of Portugal v Portimão is scheduled for next weekend.    

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