In addition to learning the new Gen3 car, FIAFormulaE teams have also had to contend with a change of tyre supplier. JBLAutosport explains how the new Hankook tyres have made the Gen3 transition even more difficult. FormulaE ⬇️
“But this depends on the construction, the compound, then you change the construction, get a different compound and you change only the compound again. So therefore, this is [why it is a] high number. But this is a regular number of testing procedures that everyone does.”
“It’s a softer compound on the inside, and a stiffer compound [on the outside],” explains Jaguar technical director Phil Charles. “And there's a subtlety when I say that because when you describe compounds, one word doesn't do enough. It can be that its behaviour can be stiffer, but deliver more or different grip or different cornering stiffness.
While the new tyre is more robust than its predecessor, that’s not to say that it can pound around a circuit indefinitely., who has been able to get back in the saddle after breaking his hand in last year’s London E-Prix, explains that Jaguar has been seeking to work the tyre hard to find its limits. He reckons that there will be a defined drop-off, which could introduce another subplot to the races.
“And you're like, ‘why am I only doing that time? I think I should be half a second, a second quicker.’ And you're not. That could be quite interesting in the race.” That means tyre models have to be developed from the ground up, without any commonality in cars to hinge the differences on. “Obviously, Hankook gives everyone the same amount of information to make it fair. It's an important job in the team.
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