Pirelli in race to ready 2024 F1 tyres after testing revamp

Protoypes will be run by Alpine and Red Bull in a test at Monza after the Italian GP, and by all teams on the Fridays of the Japanese and Mexican GPs

The Italian company dedicated all its in-season slick testing up to July on its no-blanket tyres, which it hoped would be approved for 2024.

However, at Spa the F1 Commission agreed to stick with blankets for at least one more season, so Pirelli has had to hurriedly switch its focus back to…