Pirelli's 18-inch tire program

The 18-inch tires planned for the 2021 season will be tested throughout the season in various conditions and on several circuits. There Team Ferrari has just concluded the first session at the Jerez circuit last Saturday.

The Prancing Horse will work again with the Italian manufacturer on March 5 on the Fiorano (Italy) track which will be wet. Renault et Mercedes will follow on March 24 and 25 on the Sakhir route in Bahrain. On the Catalunya circuit in Barcelona (Spain), future tires will be used with Red Bull Racing, Alfa Romeo on track on May 12 and 13 and Renault on the first day.

Tests will continue at Paul-Ricard in Castellet (Var) on May 26 and 27 with Red Bull Racing which will work on a wet track. Alpha Tauri will take over on July 7 and 8 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg (Austria). Racing Point and Williams will be on track on July 21 and 22 at Silverstone in addition to McLaren first day.

Paul-Ricard will once again be involved with two sessions scheduled for September 8 and 9, then September 10 and 11 of the same month. McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari will be first on track while Mercedes will take over on the wet track. Testing will conclude at Suzuka on October 13-14 with Haas F1 team.