Pirelli believe they remain on target to see two or possibly three-stop races this season, following a successful four-day test in Jerez.
The new tyre supplier to Formula One is hoping to add a spark of entertainment missed during 2010, as the Bridgestone tyres were overly durable and could last an entire race distance which could have resulted in no pit-stops, if it wasn’t for the mandatory two-compound per race regulation.
This is something Pirelli have been working hard to reverse. The Italian companies tyres are far less durable and have a much higher degredation rate, hopefully resulting in two or three-stop races.
“We enjoyed perfect reliability once more and saw some longer runs than we had seen previously at Valencia,” said Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery.
“From what we learned from those so far, we believe that we’re still on course to see two pit stops per race, which obviously might be one stop on some circuits and three stops on others, depending on the individual cars and track characteristics.”
Pirelli’s outlook seems to have the backing of the drivers, some of which have expressed their views to Hembery.
“A number of drivers have mentioned to me that our tyres are going to be great fun to race with, which is exactly what we are aiming for,” he added.
