Hembery: “In 2017 single-seaters were up to 4 seconds faster”

To the continuous request for a greater number of tests for next season, in anticipation of 2017 when by regulation the tires will be wider, the Pirelli he added that of the forklift, aka an ad hoc single-seater for tire testing, the same as the ones we will see on the track.

“We were asked to do something to improve performance and just by increasing the size of the tires we would gain a couple of seconds, however we believe that by intervening further on the product the advantage could become more significant” – the manager's thoughts Paul Hembery at Autosport.

“Precisely for this reason we would need a machine to verify the changes to be made on the track, including those relating to the compounds – he underlined – By doing so, in addition to lowering costs, we would reduce the research work relating to aerodynamics which always falls to the teams”.

The Englishman confirmed that he has received availability from at least three teams to use one of the current cars adapted to his needs.