Los equipos de F1 y Pirelli no sabían que el asfalto de China había sido "pintado"

Los equipos de Fórmula 1 trabajaron mucho en el simulador antes del Gran Premio de China, con la información aportada tanto por Pirelli como por la FIA, pero cuando llegaron al circuito se vieron sorprendidos por las visibles diferencias en la superficie de la pista.

Aunque los pilotos dijeron que parecía que la pista había sido “pintada”, la realidad es que se trataba de un tratamiento líquido de la superficie de betún que se había aplicado el año pasado para ayudar a reducir la degradación del antiguo asfalto.

Al haberse utilizado el circuito desde entonces para otro tipo de carreras, algunos elementos de ese tratamiento se habían desgastado en la recta de meta, lo que dio a la superficie un aspecto bicolor.

Pero más allá de ello, el tratamiento ha afectado a los niveles de agarre, sobre todo por el contraste entre las zonas en las que el betún permanece en su sitio y aquellas en las que se ha desgastado.

Aunque la FIA suele informar a los equipos antes de los fines de semana de carrera de cualquier cambio en el circuito, no se incluyó ninguna notificación sobre ese tratamiento en los documentos que se enviaron a los equipos y a Pirelli.

Además, Pirelli suele enviar ingenieros antes de cada carrera de F1 a los circuitos para que tengan los datos actualizados sobre las condiciones de la pista, pero eso no se hizo esta vez porque la empresa italiana no tenía a nadie de su personal de F1 libre para poder hacerlo.

Sólo cuando todos llegaron al circuito el miércoles con sus ingenieros surgió el problema, lo que provocó una cierta y lógica sorpresa.

Crónica de la ‘qualy srint’ y parrilla de salida para el sábado:

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Al ser preguntado por el grado de comunicación con la FIA sobre dicho tratamiento, el ingeniero jefe de la F1, Simone Berra, dijo: “No recibimos ninguna indicación, así que también nos sorprendió”.

“Nos dimos cuenta el miércoles cuando estábamos haciendo la inspección habitual de la pista, estaba bastante claro que el asfalto era completamente diferente al antiguo”.

Motorsport.com entiende que la falta de advertencia sobre el asfalto se discutió en la reunión del viernes por la mañana de los directores de equipo con el director de carrera de F1, Niels Wittich.

Las fuentes sugieren que, aunque Wittich admitió ser consciente de que se había realizado el trabajo, no consideró necesario informar a los equipos porque no era un cambio que debiera haber impactado materialmente en el nivel de rendimiento de la pista, ni requerir ningún cambio de homologación.

Aunque los cambios en el agarre no eran lo suficientemente extremos como para tener un escenario tan problemático como el de Turquía 2020, Berra añadió que en el futuro los circuitos deberían ser más claros, sobre todo con la FIA, en cuanto al impacto de cualquier trabajo realizado previamente.

A la pregunta de qué había fallado en la comunicación, Berra dijo: “Creo que hay que preguntar a la FIA, pero no es un cambio en la pista que necesite una rehomologación, o una comprobación de la FIA”.

“Lo ha hecho la dirección del circuito chino, y podrían haberlo hecho sin informar a nadie. Pero yo diría que al final no es el fin del mundo, porque en la FP1, digamos, el nivel de agarre mejoró después de algunas vueltas y entonces los pilotos pudieron completar la sesión sin problemas”.

“Creo que, de cara al futuro, la FIA intentará trabajar un poco más estrechamente con el circuito para conocer ese tipo de información de antemano”, concluyó.

Este problema del GP de China actual desaparecerá para 2025, ya que Shanghai se someterá a un reasfaltado completo este verano, antes de la carrera del año que viene.

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Anthony Albanese was grilled after a detainee allegedly bashed a pensioner. Now he's demanding answers from Peter Dutton after the identity of the second accused attacker was revealed

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From noise-cancelling headphones and extra bags to acres of legroom and real china plates... as premium economy airline seats soar in popularity, which make flying a pleasure and which are a rip-off?

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Ex-bike champ Rossi relishes 'honour' of taking on Le Mans on four wheels

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Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II is here - and the brash SUV will cost from £300k

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Teacher, 55, is stunned to discover a 1,600-year-old stone with ancient Celtic script while weeding in his garden in Coventry

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Israel launches rocket strike on Gazan city of Rafah 'killing five' after saying ceasefire deal Hamas accepted is 'far from meeting' their own demands: Terror group had agreed Qatar and Egypt's peace proposal but Netanyahu's officials slam move as a 'ruse'

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Soccer-Norwich and Leeds draw 0-0 in Championship play-offs first leg

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King Charles calls up Princess Beatrice in Kate Middleton's absence

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Keith Urban says 'it fires me up a bit more' when wife Nicole Kidman watches him perform on stage... ahead of their 18th wedding anniversary: 'I try to impress her'

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Revealed: The best 100 cities in the world for exploring by foot, with Rome No.1, London ninth - and only ONE city in the U.S. making the ranking

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Renee Rapp is effortlessly stylish in double denim as she cozies up to rocker girlfriend Towa Bird at the Gold Gala in LA

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Harry and Meghan's 'rock star' Nigeria tour: Duke plays sitting volleyball in new Invictus Games highlights reel released by Team Sussex amid three-day visit

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Video: Israeli singer Eden Golan receives a hero's welcome as she flies back home after defying pro-Palestine hate mob's efforts to sabotage her Eurovision stint by coming fifth

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Video: Israel tells 'Queen Eden' Golan, 'thank you for giving our entire country strength' after singer, 20, defied pro-Palestine hate mob and came fifth after huge swing in public vote

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Beauty fans go wild for £25 'magic' lightweight moisturiser that's winning 5 star reviews - and claim it's better than products costing three times as much