Hamilton proposes moving Formula One testing to Qatar; because?

The 2023 Qatar Grand Prix was controversial for various reasons, one of which was related to Pirelli’s tires, which suffered excessively on the Qatari track due to a problem with the circuit’s pavements, and whose outer finish was very aggressive and pyramid-shaped, which caused serious damage to the Italian supplier’s tires when passing. Cars on top of it.

Consequently, Pirelli and Formula 1 made the decision to limit each period of the race to a maximum of 18 laps, forcing the drivers to pit at least three times and creating a somewhat “artificial” race as some of the champions put it at the end of the race. It happened.

Lewis Hamilton, one of the most critical voices in motorsport’s upper echelon, recognized that the Losail Circuit represents a problem for current Formula 1: “There are many things we have to improve here. “Obviously we need better quality tires, but I don’t think the manufacturer is solely to blame for all these problems.”

“We do very little testing. We don’t test on circuits with high-speed corners like this.”

However, the British Mercedes proposed Pre-season testing session moved to Losail Circuit With the aim of finding a solution to the difficulties of the national path.

“I suggested at the press conference [de los pilotos] We have to do three days of winter testing here in Qatar, because there is no other track on the calendar where the tires are under such pressure.

Hamilton explained some of the reasons why current Formula 1 cars, Pirelli tires and tracks such as Losail are not currently compatible.

“Regardless of the FIA’s decisions, the cars are very, very heavy. The downforce is now greater than ever, and with the tires, what happened was predictable.”

“Despite producing half the downforce of the current generation, cars of the past were able to go at the same speed thanks to much better grip than the tires that built them. Bridgestone And Michelin“.

“We have to pay close attention to all of this, because the situation could become more complicated next season,” the seven-time Formula 1 world champion concluded.

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