F1 teams will test an evolution of Pirelli’s ‘hard’ tyre compound in Turkey on Friday.<\/p>\n
The sport’s official supplier, worried in particular about Istanbul Park’s awesome Turn 8, tested an ultra-hard tyre at the circuit recently but ultimately decided to take its regular hard tyre to the race this weekend.<\/p>\n
Tyre degradation has been high in 2011, and Turn 8 will be easily the toughest challenge faced by Pirelli so far.<\/p>\n
“We will be interested to see if it (Turn 8) throws up an anomaly,” admitted Virgin team boss John Booth.<\/p>\n
Another tough challenge awaits two weeks later, where Circuit de Catalunya features an abrasive surface and the long sweeping right-hander near the start of the lap.<\/p>\n
“If (in Turkey) we see the results that we expect from this life-sized test of the new tyre, our aim will be to use it in Barcelona,” confirmed Pirelli’s research and development director Maurizio Boiocchi.<\/p>\n
“This tyre will provide less degradation and so we expect it to last longer, but the warm-up time will also be a little longer and there will be less grip,” he added.<\/p>\n
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