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Pirelli sees pre-season testing impacted by new Barcelona tarmac
Pirelli's Mario Isola believes F1 teams may face inconsistent running conditions in the first few days of pre-season testing following Barcelona's resurfacing. The Circuit de Catalunya is currently carrying out an extensive resurfacing of its track following a demand from MotoGP which threatened to drop the venue from its calendar if its required changes - which also include an extension of Turn 13's run-off area - were not implemented. Pre-season testing for F1 kicks off on February 26, but Pirelli will send several engineers to Barcelona next week to gauge the track's surface and gather data. "They [circuit officials] told me that the target is to make a Tarmac that is similar in...
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