Devised ostensibly to enhance F1’s sustainability credentials by decreasing the freight required per occasion, the tyre allocation for every driver has dropped from 13 units to 11 for Budapest.
As well as, compounds have been mandated for qualifying. The onerous Pirelli will probably be enforced for Q1, mediums for Q2 after which the softest rubber for the Q3 shootout for pole place.
The choice tyre allocation was slated for a primary rollout on the Emilia Romagna GP earlier than the occasion was cancelled because of flooding. It’s subsequently being examined for the primary time in Hungary this weekend and will probably be carried out once more at Monza.
Ought to the experiment show profitable, it is going to probably be deployed extra extensively in 2024.
However preliminary suggestions from drivers has been crucial. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton reckon the spectacle has been harm as groups are prone to full fewer laps throughout follow.
Verstappen was requested to judge the efficiency of the brand new Crimson Bull upgrades – sidepod inlet, engine cover, floor, brake ducts – making their debut in Hungary after he ran to 11th in FP2.
However the reigning double champion as an alternative took intention on the tyre guidelines for forcing followers to overlook out.
He mentioned: “It’s extremely onerous to touch upon. We are going to look via the info to see if the whole lot is correlating effectively as a result of we have not used plenty of tyre units at this time.
“With this new format, you’re simply tremendous restricted with the tyre units that you need to use, and I did not wish to use them at this time to at the least have a bit extra of a greater preparation tomorrow.
“However it’s kind of of a disgrace – there are such a lot of individuals round and also you mainly do not actually run rather a lot.
“We’ve got to see what we are able to do to enhance that, as a result of we are actually saving tyres, which I feel is just not the proper factor.”
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W14
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Mercedes driver Hamilton, who completed sixteenth in FP2, backed up the sentiment and reckoned rule makers ought to as an alternative deal with making financial savings with the moist tyres.
He mentioned: “I solely had [one set of] tyres for the session. So, probably not an incredible format change they made for this weekend. It simply means we get much less operating, so not excellent.
“There’s plenty of moist tyres that I feel they throw away after the weekend, like rather a lot.
“Perhaps they need to take a look at one thing like that fairly than taking time on monitor away from the followers.”
Haas driver Kevin Magnussen additionally provided another resolution, proposing that if F1 desires to chop down on tyre use to save lots of on transport emissions, your entire timetable ought to be beneath overview.
He mentioned: “It was a little bit of a restricted Friday in a means with the tyre scenario. Identical for everybody.
“If that is the case [that F1 drops to 11 sets of tyres], they may as effectively reduce down the classes. Simply have perhaps one follow or two.”