Bojan Vrbnjak
In fact, you should new policy this year’s race cars slow down, but Pirelli’s sports boss Mario isola he is confident that this year will be just as fast as last year. The new rules are supposed to slow down the race cars a bit, yes tire loads they wouldn’t go over the desired limit, but a look at the timeline speaks for itself second language.
Verstappen's fastest time 1: 28.960 minutes was around 1,3 seconds slower than on last year’s qualifications, nevertheless, this time would be enough for only the eleventh starting place. It is necessary to take into account that they are on the test amount of fuel in engine setting different and that racers do not press to the full as in the qualifications. “The difference compared to last year is very small,”Is Italian said after testing. “If we consider that the track was not in ideal condition, that the vacuum was reduced and that more fuel was added, then I don’t believe we will see a difference in lap times this year."
Based on race car performance analysis in loads gum Isola estimates that the teams have already gained before the start of the season half of the lost vacuum. "Instead of the original loss of ten percent vacuum, I believe it is only four to five percent."
Comparison of 2021 winter testing and 2020 qualification in Bahrain
| Team | Qualifications 2020 | Testing 2021 | The difference |
| Mercedes | 1:27.264 | 1:30.025 | 2,761 |
| Aston Martin | 1:28.322 | 1:30.460 | 2,138 |
| Alpine | 1:28.417 | 1:30.318 | 1,901 |
| McLaren | 1:28.542 | 1:30.144 | 1,602 |
| Haas | 1:30.111 | 1:31.531 | 1,420 |
| Red Bull | 1:27.678 | 1:28.960 | 1,282 |
| Williams | 1:29.294 | 1:30.117 | 0,823 |
| Alpha Tauri | 1:28.448 | 1:29.053 | 0,605 |
| Ferrari | 1:29.137 | 1:29.611 | 0,474 |
| Alfa Romeo | 1:29.491 | 1:29.766 | 0,275 |
Still, it is Island sure they can be tires withstood loadswithout having to prescribe a significant higher pressure. The second day of testing is the manufacturer even decreased its regulation the lowest pressure in the rear tires. “I’m not surprised at how much vacuum they were able to gain back before the season started, after all we know they’re very good at it. I myself am glad that last year we decided to work in parallel in two directions: on the one hand to reduce the vacuum of racing cars and on the other hand to find a structure that will be able to withstand higher loads in the second half of the season," so Island.
"Despite the difficult situation with the coronavirus, we made the right decision and worked in parallel on a more robust product and race cars that are as fast as last year,He added Italian. "I’m sure the new tire construction can last longer. Here I trust our data and internal testing. That’s why we also introduced them."
