Nick Heidfeld completed two days of testing at the wheel of the Toyota TF109. On Tuesday and Wednesday the German began its testing duties for Formula One's new tyre supplier. Pirelli's motorsport director said the company's first step of its return to F1 was positive.
On Tuesday Nick Heidfeld sampled prototype versions of Pirelli's PZero Formula One tyre, which will be used by all Formula One teams from 2011 onwards under a three-year agreement with the FIA, world motorsport's governing body.
The objective of the test, which was held in largely dry and sunny conditions at the Mugello circuit in Italy, was to begin the process of determining the front and rear tyre profile and construction that will be used as the basis of the new Pirelli PZero Formula One tyre.
Pirelli's Motorsport Director, Paul Hembery, explained: “This was the first step of our return to Formula One and we are very satisfied with how the tyres performed and the information we were able to collect. We concentrated on finalising the profile and the construction of the front and rear tyres, which is a process that we will continue over the next few tests that we carry out.
“Mugello has quite an abrasive surface with long and medium-high-speed corners as well as hairpins and quick changes of direction so it is quite a good proving ground. We are on target and we come away from this test with lots of data to analyse, which is exactly the situation we hoped to be in.”
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