The Tempelhof Road Circuit is infamous for having an abrasive floor in comparison with different venues on the calendar, with the beforehand used Michelin tyres susceptible to overheating there.
The French producer has been changed by Hankook as the only real tyre provider to the championship this season. Some drivers have advised the brand new compound doesn’t provide as a lot grip because the Michelin rubber.
Evans, who gained final trip in Sao Paulo, believes groups will likely be doing loads of guesswork this weekend to attempt to get on high of the tyres.
“It’s an enormous matter in the mean time as a result of the floor has been a little bit of a singular one, yearly we come right here it’s at all times tough to get the tyres within the window,” stated the Jaguar Racing driver.
“It’s a little bit of a guess, to be sincere. The tyre is clearly so much tougher than what we noticed with the Michelin, so I don’t know if having an abrasive floor will activate it higher or worse.
“That’s one thing that we’re but to search out out, nevertheless it’s going to be robust regardless.”
The Tempelhof venue is the most-used on the System E calendar, having been visited in all however one of many earlier eight seasons.
Evans believes that the massive quantities of knowledge collected by groups over time might turn into an obstacle, nonetheless, as a result of variations with the rubber and new-for-2023 Gen3 vehicles.
The floor at Tempelhof is a daily speaking level.
Photograph by: Andreas Beil
“It may go both approach,” added Evans. “You possibly can both pre-empt issues higher as a result of there’s extra information there – however with a distinct automobile, completely different rules and completely different tyre – or you may go right into a little bit of a rabbit gap.”
Fellow Kiwi Nick Cassidy agrees that the Hankook tyre has brought about higher unpredictability this season and is uncertain the way it will carry out in Berlin.
However the Envision Racing driver added that the dearth of grip, whereas not optimum for one-lap tempo, was producing higher racing within the championship.
“I don’t even assume they [Hankook] know what’s going to occur, to be sincere,” stated Cassidy.
“I don’t assume they perceive what’s greatest for it [the tyre], however in a approach that’s not a unfavourable factor as a result of if we have a look at the racing that it has been capable of produce, having low grip signifies that the drivers are extra on the restrict.
“Passing is feasible as a result of the braking distances are lengthy and so it’s producing nice racing.”