Pirelli will not introduce a new structure in 2016

Alongside the 2017 rubber development program, carried out in conjunction with Mercedes, Red Bull Racing et Ferrari during different work sessions started during the summer, Pirelli had tested prototype rubbers during free practice in Belgium at Spa, and at Monza in Italy.

However, during the first day of the Singapore weekend at the Marina Bay Circuit, Pirelli indicated that this reinforced structure would not be introduced for the remainder of the 2016 season.

Erasers that had been described as being “better protected against the consequences of repeated shocks on vibrators or other sources. » according to the Milanese firm, which specifies that the tests were however “useful”.