Pirelli have hit the track

So Pirelli have gone back to the tracks this week to test their tyres, and behind the wheel was De La Rosa.

After having the track made wet so that they can test wet weather conditions, he hit the track  asPirelli‘s new development driver.

“As we were running our intermediate and wet tyres for the very first time, effectively our programme was starting from scratch once more,” Pirelli director Paul Hembery said. “We worked through our schedule exactly as planned, and we were able to get an initial impression of our performance in wet and drying conditions. This has enabled us to identify the areas in which we are strong and the areas that we need to develop further, which is always the aim in testing.

“It’s been great working with Pedro de la Rosa, whose experience has given us a well-informed perspective on the characteristics of our tyres. So far our schedule is going exactly to plan, and we look forward to continuing our work at what is a very exciting time for us during the next test sessions as well as back at base in Milan.”

“It’s a real pleasure for me to be working with Pirelli this year, and I’m delighted to have finally had the chance to try out these tyres,” he said. “We completed all the work we wanted to do during this initial session, and now we have a clearer idea about future avenues for development.”