Pirelli confirms its test schedule for February
Pirelli's motorsport director Mario Isola has revealed that the Milan-based company will conduct two more test running before the pre-season testing kicks off at the Bahrain International Circuit.
The Milan-based tyre manufacturer completed its two-day test session at Paul Ricard last week, putting its focus on the wet and intermediate tyres for the 2026 season, when the regulations will stipulate the same 18” rim diameter as the current ones, but with a slightly smaller width and external diameter on both the front and rear axles.
The Italian tyre supplier worked with McLaren, using the 3.463 kilometre long 2A version of the Le Castellet track. On the first day Oscar Piastri completed 120 laps, with a best time of 1'07''008, while the second day saw Lando Norris complete 123 laps, with a best time of 1'07''956. Between them, they covered 840 kilometres, all on a wet track.
Pirelli's motorsport director Mario Isola has revealed that the Milan-based company will conduct two more test running before the pre-season testing kicks off at the Bahrain International Circuit..
"It’s going to be a very busy start to the season for those of our engineers working on development: after this test at Paul Ricard, we have a further two test sessions in the coming two weeks. Both of them are in Spain and will focus on dry weather tyres.
"On 4 and 5 February, McLaren and Ferrari will be on track at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit and then, on 12 and 13 at Jerez de la Frontera, Alpine will be working with us on both days, while McLaren and Mercedes will do one day each," Isola concluded.
