Technique information: Pirelli expects a two-stop technique for the Hungarian Grand Prix

F1 Grand Prix, GP Hungary, Hungaroring

Drivers will attempt for a two-stop technique, at the least that’s the estimation of System One’s tyre provider Pirelli. F1Technical’s senior author Balázs Szabó dwells on potential tyre methods at right this moment’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

On the twisty Hungaroring, drivers are allotted with the three softest compounds: the C3 serves as P Zero White arduous, C4 as P Zero Yellow medium and C5 as P Zero Crimson mushy. This selection is a step softer allocation than final yr with Pirelli set to spice issues up in right this moment’s race.

Hungary usually options excessive ambient and observe temperatures which may result in the overheating of the tyres. Though Friday was interrupted by rain, Saturday befell in steady, a lot hotter situations with right this moment’s temperatures set to rise above 30 levels C when the lights swap to inexperienced.

The Budapest race hosts the debut of the Different Tyre Allocation with the brand new rule set to be trialled once more on the Italian Grand Prix in the course of the first weekend in September.

Below the choice tyre allocation guidelines, drivers have been compelled to finish every qualifying session yesterday with only one necessary slick compound. It meant that they have been enforced into the arduous compound in Q1, medium in Q2 and mushy in Q3. The brand new rule additionally decreased the variety of tyre units obtainable for every automobile to 11, as an alternative of the 13 obtainable for a traditional race weekend.

What does Pirelli count on for right this moment?

With present warmth in Budapest, thia aggressive tyre selection implies that right this moment’s race may flip right into a problem of thermal administration of the tyres.

On paper, the two-stop technique seems to be the quickest method to right this moment’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Pirelli labored out two two-stop methods to finish right this moment’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

The primary choice would see drivers kick off their race on the medium compound and full a 20-lap stint earlier than utilizing the arduous compounds for the remaining two stints.

One other two-stop technique additionally appears to be like to be viable which might imply that drivers begin the Budapest race on the yellow-sided medium earlier than finishing a comparatively lengthy center stint on the hards. The second cease would see drivers swap their C3 compound for the mediums once more to spherical out their 70-lap race stint.

Nevertheless, there are different choices on the desk as properly. The one-stop technique would see drivers begin the race on the Exhausting compound and attempt to maintain them alive till Lap 40 to 46. With a comparatively lengthy stint remaining after that, drivers ought to then swap to the yellow-banded C4 compound to finish the race.

Apparently, a three-stop technique can be viable in accordance the estimation from Pirelli. It will contain a gap stint on the mediums earlier than finishing two shorter stints on the arduous to then end the race on the mushy rubber. Nevertheless, given the issue of overtaking on the twisty Hungaroring, it appears to be like unlikely that somebody commits to a three-stop technique except he feels that he has a powerful straight-line pace in comparison with his rivals.

However watch for a second! What compounds do drivers nonetheless have at their disposal following the debut of the choice tyre allocation?

Drivers ranging from the entrance of the sphere have a really comparable allocation with a brand new and two used units of hards, two used units of mediums and two used units of softs. Nevertheless, because of his sturdy efficiency at first of Q2, McLaren driver Lando Norris was capable of save a brand new set of medium compound which might be very a lot helpful for him both at first of the race or in a later stint.

It’s going to even be thrilling to look at how drivers, who haven’t made it by means of into the final qualifying section, method the race. They’ve all two new units of softs except the Williams duo of Alexander Albon and Logan Sargeant, who’ve one recent set of sentimental compound left for the race.

The C5 compound yielded considerably larger grip across the gradual corners of the Hungaroring which might be seen by means of the lap time enhancements between the Q2 and Q3 segments of yesterday’s qualifying session. Furthermore, the heavy gas runs didn’t present such a degradation that might make them unviable. All issues thought of, it is rather a lot potential that drivers with recent units of softs may orient themselves to the usage of the C5 compound for at the least in certainly one of their stints.