F1 teams set to trial new Pirelli tyre in Barcelona

The new tyres are a response by Pirelli to increasing downforce levels and cornering loads, and represent a fast-tracking of a construction that was originally intended for 2024.

Some teams have already tried the new spec in “blind” 2024 testing, but Barcelona will be an opportunity for everyone to run the definitive versions, with each driver getting two extra sets of C1 tyres to be used at any point in FP1 or FP2.

They will be then be put into action for a full…