The Losail Worldwide Circuit has made modifications to its kerbs and added new gravel traps following the tyre issues which struck throughout final yr’s grand prix.
The FIA took the unprecedented step of imposing a one-off most stint size of 18 laps throughout final yr’s Qatar Grand Prix, which was the second time F1 vehicles raced at Losail. It made the change after F1’s official tyre provider Pirelli found injury attributable to the monitor’s kerbs.
So as to stop drivers working vast and alongside the kerbs, white traces denoting the monitor limits have been repositioned at a number of key corners.
For this yr’s race the kerbs have been altered at seven corners. The highest of the kerbs at turns one, two, 4, 10, 12, 13 and 14 have been rounded off to change their pointed, pyramid shapes.
Pirelli has performed assessments of its tyres utilizing samples of the brand new kerbs. It additionally acquired information from groups which examined older F1 vehicles on the circuit in latest weeks. “Though the tyres have been clearly not similar to these from the 2024 vary, the acquired information has nonetheless been helpful to substantiate the outcomes of simulations and the indications from the check mattress,” the tyre provider famous.
Further gravel strips have been added on the exit of different corners to assist drivers choose the place the sting of the monitor is and stop them from gaining a bonus by working vast.
The Losail circuit is without doubt one of the most demanding tracks for tyres on the F1 calendar. Pirelli will deliver its hardest collection of tyre compounds for this weekend’s race, because it did final yr.
F1 Academy driver Maya Weug identified the modifications to the kerbs when she visited the circuit not too long ago:
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