Carlos Sainz brought Pirelli’s fifth tyre test of 2024 to a conclusion on Friday, with the Spaniard taking over from Charles Leclerc at the wheel of the Ferrari. Fresh off the back of the Canadian Grand Prix, the two Ferrari drivers headed along to Mugello to carry out two days of Pirelli tyre testing on behalf of the tyre manufacturer. As part of Pirelli’s official tyre testing programme during 2024, with 2025 development in mind, the tyre manufacturer carried out its fifth special tyre test session of the year at Mugello.
On duty were the two Ferrari drivers, with the Scuderia supplying an SF-24 for use for the tyre test programme. The two days of work focused on the development of new compounds and constructions for 2025, with Ferrari carrying out a second consecutive test following the Scuderia also supplying a car at Paul Ricard two weeks ago. As the rules dictate, the car ran in an existing specification – the teams are not permitted to introduce any new components or test upgrades during the tyre tests – and Pirelli dictates the run programme without Ferrari being given any knowledge of what tyres are being run at any given point.
Sainz drove the car on Friday, carrying out 135 laps of the Mugello circuit, equivalent to 707 kilometres, working through comparison work of the different prototype compounds as Pirelli aim to reduce the problem of tyre overheating for 2025. Charles Leclerc drove the car on Thursday, carrying out similar work with his duties focusing.
