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Mexico test gives Pirelli last chance to modify 2024 F1 tyre range
The Italian company Pirelli has decided that its other tyres will remain unchanged for next year, and the Mexican running is the only opportunity to prove the worth of the revised C4. Pirelli conducted a similar test with a new C2 on the Friday of the Japanese GP weekend last month but decided that it didn’t represent any improvement. This decision to carry over unchanged tyres from one season to the next is unusual and has previously only happened due to COVID-19 disruption. Pirelli typically needs to keep up with increasing downforce levels and make a judgement on where loads will be by the end of the 2024 season. However, this year the focus of its in-season testing was on running without blankets, which has postponed to 2025 at the earliest. Therefore, Pirelli decided to stick with the current product and the construction first introduced at Silverstone, but the option to tweak the C4 compound remains open if Friday’s test is successful.
Source: motorsport
