Mercedes are set to run a 2014-spec car at the forthcoming coming test at Silverstone in contribution to Pirelli’s development of Formula 1 tyres for the 2017 season.
Wider tyres are set to be introduced to F1 next year as part of a package of rules which will make the cars significantly faster – up to four or five seconds per lap – and apparently more exciting to watch.
Pirelli has laid out an extensive testing programme ahead of the next season, including the use of 2013 and 2014 cars for this purpose.
The tyres to be used during at the Silverstone test will be the same dimensions as the current ones used, thus the focus will be on the 2017-spec rubber compounds.
Testing of wider F1 tyres is expected to begin in August once a modified 2015 chassis is available from one of the big three teams.
At Silverstone, Manor driver Pascal Wehrlein will be on duty in the the Mercedes W05 dedicated entirely to Pirelli test team requirement.
Wehrlein said, “It’s interesting for Pirelli, for the team and even for me to get experience on the tyres for next year. I’m really happy to do that, it’s good.”
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