Today Pirelli 's new tires were tested by the drivers. The test came somewhat unexpected, because initially it was intended that the current compounds would not be modified. For 2021, there are even new rules on planning for downforce, because Pirelli's tyres cannot handle the high downforce. However, after the major problems that everyone at Silverstone had, Pirelli saw the need to design a new tyre. Read more Friday in Bahrain: Hamilton fastest, Albon crashes and a dog on track Pirelli tire test for 2021 These new compounds have already been tested in Portugal by the drivers in a 'blind test', where they didn't know what type of tyre was being driven. After this, Pirelli chose the best...
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