Pirelli conducted the second and final day of 2026 Formula 1 tyre development tests at Budapest’s Hungaroring yesterday, with Alpine and Scuderia Ferrari supporting this work. It was hot again, with air temperatures ranging between 21 and 29 °C and track temperatures reaching 53 °C, and the testing programme ran along similar lines to Tuesday’s. The tyre maker has finalised its tyre construction for next year and now has just three test sessions to aid compound development in the run-up to 2026.
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