FRIDAY TYRE SUMMARY
- Mercedes
driver Lewis Hamilton went fastest in both free practice sessions today
using the P Zero Red soft tyre: faster than the equivalent time last
year in both sessions. His team mate Valtteri Bottas was second in both
FP1 and FP2.
- Ferrari
decided not to use the soft tyres in FP1 and only ran them in FP2 for
the first time, with Sebastian Vettel classified fourth overall in the
afternoon.
- The fastest non-Mercedes today was Racing Point, with Sergio Perez third overall in FP2, also on the soft tyre.
- Pirelli’s
18-inch P Zero tyres made a successful competition debut today in free
practice and qualifying for Formula 2. Formula 1 will adopt the same rim
size in 2022.
MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF F1 AND CAR RACING
“As
expected, there was a relatively small gap in terms of performance
between the three compounds at the Red Bull Ring, with a short lap
that’s covered in just over a minute. Despite a very long time since the
drivers were last on track, the fastest times in both free practice
sessions today were slightly faster than their equivalents last year,
confirming the development of the cars with exactly the same tyres as
2019. There was plenty of track evolution following some overnight rain,
which led to the intermediate tyres being run briefly in FP1. With more
teams challenging for the top 10, it’s more likely that the soft will
be needed to guarantee a chance of progressing to Q3, which is probably
why we saw a lot of drivers concentrating on long runs with the soft
tyre as well as the medium today. At such a finely-balanced circuit such
as the Red Bull Ring, the smallest detail will count even more than
usual”.
| MIN. STARTING PRESSURES (slicks) |
EOS CAMBER LIMIT |
 | 24.5 psi (front) | 19.0 psi (rear) | -3.50° (front) | -2.00° (rear) |  |
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