Ultimately, pole was secured by Red Bull’s Sergio Perez with new tyres, but that was not the case for his immediate rivals.
Pirelli Formula 1 boss Mario Isola says that it was due to the grip recovery characteristics of the 2022 tyres, something that could continue to provide teams with an extra challenge in qualifying in Melbourne this weekend and elsewhere
Teams will now have to find out during practice at each venue if used softs can provide an advantage in qualifying, whereas in past seasons their entire focus was on making the most out of fresh tyres.
It’s just of several aspects of the 2022 tyres that teams are learning about as they tackle each new venue.
“In qualifying we have seen a couple of different situations,” said Isola of the Jeddah weekend. “Some teams were using two preparation laps for the soft, and some teams used the soft for a second stint in qualifying. If you remember last year that never happened.
“The tyre can recover the grip, because if the tyre cannot…
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