Pirelli F1 announces schedule of 18-inch tyre testing in preparation of the 2022 season

Pirelli F1 has announced their full schedule of the new 18-inch tyre car testing in preparation of the 2022 season, with Williams the only team not participating.

Pirelli F1 have finalized a seven-month long schedule for the testing of their 18-inch tyres. The feedback from the nine teams participating would help them in preparing the rubber for the 2022 season.

Ferrari led from the front, doing the first round of testing in Jerez – former home of Spanish Grand Prix – with Charles Leclerc and newbie Carlos Sainz. The tests were carried out with the slick and wet tyres, spread over three days.

Ferrari will do two more days, one each in Bahrain and Hungary. Like Ferrari, Mercedes and Alpine will do the testing across five days. Williams, meanwhile, are not going to be a part of the exercise at all.

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Pirelli F1 18-inch tyre testing schedule

Circuit	Date	Tyre	Team/s
Jerez	22nd February	Slick	Ferrari
Jerez	23rd February	Wet	Ferrari
Jerez	24th February	Wet	Ferrari
Bahrain International Circuit	30th March	Slick	Ferrari
Bahrain International Circuit	31st March	Slick	Alpine
Bahrain International Circuit	1st April	Slick	Alpine
Imola	20th April	Slick	Mercedes
Imola	21st April	Slick	Mercedes
Circuit de Catalunya	11th May	Slick	Red Bull, Alfa Romeo, Alpine
Circuit de Catalunya	12th May	Slick	Red Bull, Alfa Romeo
Paul Ricard	25th May	Wet	Mercedes
Paul Ricard	26th May	Wet	Mercedes
Red Bull Ring	6th July	Slick	AlphaTauri
Red Bull Ring	7th July	Slick	AlphaTauri
Silverstone	20th July	Slick	Aston Martin, Haas, Red Bull
Silverstone	21st July	Slick	Aston Martin, Haas
Hungaroring	3rd August	Slick	McLaren, Mercedes
Hungaroring	4th August	Slick	McLaren, Ferrari
Magny-Cours	15th September	Wet	Alpine
Magny-Cours	16th September	Wet	Alpine