Pirelli, Formula 1's sole type supplier, is expecting more running to take place at this week's winter test in Bahrain.
Warmer temperatures will give teams and the Italian manufacturer more representative running and data from the test, which is the second of the 2014 season.
The opening test took place in cool and, at times, wet conditions in southern Spain, at the 2.75-mile Jerez circuit. The main aims for the test were for teams to get a first taste of the 2014 machinery and to sort out any system and reliability issues.
Some experienced more trouble-free running in comparison to others, with Mercedes managing 309 laps - the most of any team - and, in contrast, Red Bull completed just 21 laps.
"The first test of the year in Jerez was all about the teams getting their first taste of a very different set of technical regulations, so as expected running was limited and evaluating tyres was not a priority," said Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery.
"On top of that, winter conditions in Europe – even in southern Spain – are not representative of the race conditions we will generally encounter throughout the rest of the season. In Bahrain, we’re expecting better weather and more running, which will allow ourselves and the teams to assimilate more data and knowledge of the tyres."
Teams are allowed a total of 135 sets of Pirelli tyres for testing this season, with 85 being allocated to the three pre-season events (25 for Jerez and 30 each for the two Bahrain tests).
Three slick compound tyres will be available to test this week, as well as next week's final test. The hard, medium and soft Pirelli rubber will be available to the teams, as well as the special winter hard compound used at Jerez - which F1's tyre supplier created to ensure rapid warm-up in low temperatures.
The teams asked for the compound to be tested in Bahrain, to see how it works in warmer weather. Pirelli will also bring an extra set of medium tyres per team, which features the 2014 construction and compound, to Bahrain.
However, this set is actually a prototype with the purpose being to test the tyre's behaviour without tyre warmers - which will be banned from 2015 onwards.
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The opening test took place in cool and, at times, wet conditions in southern Spain, at the 2.75-mile Jerez circuit. The main aims for the test were for teams to get a first taste of the 2014 machinery and to sort out any system and reliability issues.
Some experienced more trouble-free running in comparison to others, with Mercedes managing 309 laps - the most of any team - and, in contrast, Red Bull completed just 21 laps.
"The first test of the year in Jerez was all about the teams getting their first taste of a very different set of technical regulations, so as expected running was limited and evaluating tyres was not a priority," said Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery.
"On top of that, winter conditions in Europe – even in southern Spain – are not representative of the race conditions we will generally encounter throughout the rest of the season. In Bahrain, we’re expecting better weather and more running, which will allow ourselves and the teams to assimilate more data and knowledge of the tyres."
Teams are allowed a total of 135 sets of Pirelli tyres for testing this season, with 85 being allocated to the three pre-season events (25 for Jerez and 30 each for the two Bahrain tests).
Three slick compound tyres will be available to test this week, as well as next week's final test. The hard, medium and soft Pirelli rubber will be available to the teams, as well as the special winter hard compound used at Jerez - which F1's tyre supplier created to ensure rapid warm-up in low temperatures.
The teams asked for the compound to be tested in Bahrain, to see how it works in warmer weather. Pirelli will also bring an extra set of medium tyres per team, which features the 2014 construction and compound, to Bahrain.
However, this set is actually a prototype with the purpose being to test the tyre's behaviour without tyre warmers - which will be banned from 2015 onwards.
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