Only a few days on from the curtain raiser in Bahrain, Formulation 1 has decamped from the Persian Gulf to the Crimson Sea for spherical 2, which runs from Thursday 7 to Saturday 9 March. F1Technical’s senior author Balázs Szabó delivers his tyre preview.
Following the season opener in Manama that came about on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit, the Jeddah Corniche Circuit will pose a really totally different set of problem this weekend.
Whereas the Sakhir everlasting observe includes a very abrasive asphalt, the place thermal degradation is especially excessive and the place stability underneath braking and for traction are key components, the sphere now strikes to a observe with fairly a easy floor and really excessive speeds (a median per lap of 250 km/h) second solely to Monza on this regard.
At 6.174 kilometres in size, it’s the second longest observe on the calendar, notably twisty with 27 corners, probably the most of any circuit and on Saturday the drivers will sort out it 50 occasions. The truth that most of the turns are medium to excessive velocity means the tyres are subjected to excessive lateral forces.
As in Bahrain, qualifying and the race happen within the night, beginning at 20.00 native time, with temperatures which might be subsequently decrease than through the first free follow periods on Thursday and Friday.
Softer compounds
Whereas Pirelli introduced the tougher compounds to the season-opener in Bahrain, the second race of the season will see drivers use the three compounds from the center of Pirelli’s vary. It signifies that the C2 will function Exhausting, the C3 as Medium and the C4 as Delicate on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
The Milan-based producer has elected for comparatively excessive minimal beginning pressures, with 24.0 psi for the fronts and 21.0 psi for the rears. The camber limits are -3.25° for the entrance tyres and -1.75° for the rear tyres.
As for tyre preparation for a qualifying lap, the Jeddah circuit is a novel circuit. Drivers often elect to finish two preparation laps as a way to generate the appropriate temperature stage within the softs which signifies that site visitors could be a drawback throughout qualifying. Furthermore, observe evolution is often excessive which signifies that it’s essential in Jeddah to decide on precisely the appropriate second to exit on observe to set a great lap time
Regardless of the softer compounds, Pirelli expects drivers to carry out a one-stop technique, with drivers swapping between Medium and Exhausting relying on their grid positions. It’s as a result of degradation is low and overtaking is fairly tough, with one of the best alternative approaching the entry to show 1.
Nevertheless, given the truth that the Jeddah circuit is a road circuit and there usually are not many run-off areas, the chance of accidents is kind of excessive, as is subsequently the possibility of seeing the Security Automotive on observe and even having the race red-flagged.
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