4 Things We Learned from Paul Ricard Wet-Weather Formula 1 Tyre Test

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Published: February 1, 2016

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The first on-track Formula One action of 2016 took place at the Paul Ricard Circuit in southern France, as three of the teams tested Pirelli's new wet-weather tyres.

Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull put the rubber through its paces on January 25 and 26, completing a total of 2,326 kilometres. The weather was cool but fine, so Paul Ricard's advanced sprinkler system was used to simulate a variety of wet track conditions for the five drivers taking part.

A number of different experimental compounds were used, with the aim of the test being to help Pirelli develop an improved full-wet tyre for 2016 and beyond.

Sebastian Vettel was quickest for Ferrari with a time of one minute, 6.750 seconds, a little under a 10th of a second faster than Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat. McLaren reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne, Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen were the other drivers in attendance.

The times themselves don't really matter; it was too cold to be representative of normal racing conditions, no one was trying to be especially competitive and all the running, including stint lengths, was done under the instruction of Pirelli.

Furthermore, the cars were all 2015-spec—so the times give absolutely no indication of who will be quick in 2016—and any data Pirelli acquired is still being analysed, so we don't even know for sure whether the new tyres were better or worse than the old ones.

But it was still possible to glean a few bits of information. Here's what we learned.

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