In the round-up: Mike Krack is impressed by Aston Martin’s under development simulator.
In brief
New simulator ‘like Star Wars’ – Krack
As Aston Martin continue to develop their facilities at their factory, team principal Mike Krack is encouraged by what he sees of the team’s new wind tunnel and simulator.
“We won’t begin seeing results the moment the tunnel goes live,” Krack said. “Like any new tool, you need to learn how to use it properly. It’s not a case of turning it on and instantly getting better results or greater fidelity. The first goal is to replicate the consistency and quality we get in our current tunnel. The target is to be at least as good as that. On its own, that isn’t easy because that tunnel has been developing for 20 years. After that we need to develop and keep developing.
“[The simulator]’s also been a huge undertaking, with a dedicated team pouring all of their experience into making it best-in-class. Like the wind tunnel, I go over to talk to everyone in an effort to increase my own understanding, and the simulator is just amazing. It’s going to improve our fidelity, improve the whole feedback loop the driver will have. I’ve seen a demo and I was absolutely blown away. It felt like being in Star Wars.”
Pirelli happy with ‘flexibility’ of new C6
Pirelli’s Mario Isola says he welcomes the options that the new C6 compound tyre for 2025 tested during the Mexican Grand Prix weekend will provide them when it comes to races at street circuits.
“We have more and more street circuits on the calendar,” Isola said. “Having the flexibility to have a C6 could be useful.
“We are not obliged to select, let’s say, three consecutive compounds. So if we realise that, for example, the C6 could be good in some circuits, but close to the C5, we can also decide to nominate C3, C4, and C6 and skip one level. So this is giving us a bit more flexibility. We are going to discuss with the teams and with the FIA a draft allocation for next year, as we always do. And I’m happy to have this flexibility, honestly.”
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