Formula 1 test new slick in Abu Dhabi, without Wolff

Posted on 04-11-2015 14:49 by sir_smokalot – 36 Comments”

In 2016 will the Formula 1 a new compund, the UltraSoft. After the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi is a 12-uurstest planned, to which Susie Wolff, however, not to participate. The only female driver in the F1 stops there.

To the last: for the proponents of more gendervariatie in the king’s class, it is a shame of course that the only chick in the F1 her stuff up, but apparently sat there for the 32-year-old Susie Wolff-Stoddardsdóttir nothing better than a testplek at Williams. Therefore, the born Scottish decided other things to do, what not means that we her face no more going to see the pitmuur, because hubby Toto Wolff remains active in the Mercedesteam.

New supersoft compound

Pirelli introduces in the new season, the UltraSoft, the plakkerigste compound of them all. The lineup is now:

UltraSoft (purple)
Supersoft (red)
Soft (yellow)
Medium (white)
Hard (orange)
Intermediate (green)
Law (blue)

In this context, supplier Pirelli prior to the races, not 2, but 3 compounds that weekends are going to be used, with a free teamkeuze for the distribution. It was always so that the harder prime was called, and the softer option. How the names now are going to be is not known. The compounds always align to each other, which means that there is not, for example, Supersofts and Hards in 1 race be used. A combination is also not advisable, ask Valtteri Bottas.

Each F1 team is by Pirelli invited to take part in a 12 hour session on 1 december, after the final GP of Abu Dhabi. Here is also the new compound tested, which is suitable for the surface of the Yas Marina circuit. Here is always been with very sticky rubber driven, in contrast to, for example Suzuka (Japan), where the tyres harder.

However, the teams the expense of the work itself, pay, though the teams find that Pirelli should ignore them. The price of a day of testing, amounts to 1 million euro. When the test is allowed 1 car per team can be used.