Why McLaren in Bahrain fears “serious” tire DEG deficiency in Bahrain

Although Max Verustapane Last week’s Japanese Grand Prix recorded a decisive victory over McClance, believing that the high-upcoming properties of the Bahrain circuit will ensure that the red bull is in a very difficult weekend.

It has been well documented that McLeran’s McL39 has an advantage on its rivals about the tire fall on a race stent, with the first clue of the team’s skills for a long time emerging in the pre-season test in Bahrain; Estimates gave their copy benefits to the rest of the area at a average of about 0.4S on average.

Due to low levels of decline in Suzuka, loss of red bull McLaren Was reduced considerably. The revived track cut the tire significantly, limiting the thermal decline on the rear largely with the tires – which was not very much impact.

But Bahrain has a very different surface, given that it remains unchanged since the circuit is opened for use in 2004. High roughness and warm temperatures, even at night, means that drivers will have to work hard to maintain tire life on a stent. It would not be especially easy to receive, even with the most difficult trio of Pirelli compounds – C1-3 construction.

Vestepen expects a “serious” deficit for McCalen, and he said that he was also honored as a small tire conservation deficit, which was given to the Woking Squad in Suzuka on the opening stent, but it was difficult to notice it Lando Noris Could not pass.

“It would be more serious. The first term in Australia we were also destroyed with overheating, and the same happened in China,” said Verustapane.

“I would also say some extent in Suzuka, but you cannot pass because the lando was closing me again at the end of that first stent. I was just driving at my speed, but I think the track template fell quite a lot, the day that helped a little.

“Here, it’s going to be hot. We drive at night, so it will be slightly cooled, but it is still warm – with aggressive turmac.

“On paper what we have seen so far this season, it is not ideal for us compared to McLaren. But it is definitely to find and find those improvements in the car or tire behavior and go from there.”

The Grand Prix of the previous season in Bahrain was a two -stopper for the most – although a handful of drivers attempted to rescue something from their race with three stops. Pirelli’s modified C2 and C3 compounds are also moderately soft as compared to the previous season constructions.

The tire company has estimated in its previous preview that, even with soft constructions, C2 can prove to be a very strong race tires and potentially provides some teams a way in one-stop strategy.

But this will largely depend on the thermal decline of the tire; The management of blistering through the stent will be a major mechanic during a grand prix. In addition, the location of the track on Bahrain Grand Prix will be heated compared to the test.

It is very laudable that, if left uncontrolled, the stint delta between the teams may proceed to the preamble of February and the progress between today. To keep the tire pressure is raised by 0.5PSI vs. pre-seasons testing to reduce the effects of increased wear in the race.