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Aston Martin and Haas seem to have peered into the meteorological crystal ball, anticipating the predicted rainfall for Thursday at the Bahrain circuit.
The ground-effect cars have been a staple in Formula 1 since 2022, and Bahrain continues to be the stage for the official pre-season outing, with 2025 being no exception.
Teams will descend on the Bahrain International Circuit on Wednesday for three days of unrestricted running, testing their mettle on the 5.412-kilometre circuit from 10am to 7pm, with a respite hour for lunch.
The rules are simple: teams are free to complete as many laps as they wish, the only limitations being the reliability of the car, the engine, and, crucially, the tyres.
However, despite the freedom, only two teams have requested wet-weather tyres from Pirelli, with the forecast predicting rain on Thursday.
The UK’s Met Office, along with other weather forecasting services, predict a high of 15 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, accompanied by strong gusts of wind up to 29mph.
However, Thursday’s forecast hints at a possibility of rain throughout the day, drying up by Friday, which is expected to have a high of 17 degrees Celsius and similar wind speeds.
The three-day testing period, although predominantly dry, might see the new F1 2025 cars navigating a few laps in wet conditions.
But, only two teams are prepared for this – Aston Martin and Haas.
The tyre allocation data from Pirelli reveals that these two teams are the only ones to have chosen wet-weather tyres.
Aston Martin has opted for three sets of intermediate tyres, while Haas has requested one wet and one intermediate set.
This suggests that if the rainfall is significant, Aston Martin and Haas might be the only teams on the track.
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Die verbleibenden Teams haben ihre Reifenwahl zwischen Pirellis Trockenreifenbereich aufgeteilt, wobei die mittlere Option die beliebteste ist. Mercedes hat beispielsweise 27 Sätze der C3-Reifen aus insgesamt 35 verfügbaren Sätzen gewählt, während Racing Bulls 23 Sätze gewählt hat. Der härteste Reifen in Pirellis Sortiment, der C1, hat Aston Martin acht Sätze und Williams 12 Sätze des C2 genommen. Ferrari hingegen hat fünf C4-Reifen und einen einzigen Satz der rot umrandeten C5 gewählt, eine Wahl, die von Williams gespiegelt wird.
Während die Rennstrecke von Sakhir in Bahrain sich darauf vorbereitet, die einzige offizielle Testsitzung vor Beginn der F1-Saison 2025 auszurichten, wird es interessant sein zu sehen, wie sich die Reifenstrategien der Teams unter der drohenden Gefahr unerwarteten Regens entwickeln.
