Pirelli's rain test cut short: Too much rain limits Mick Schumacher

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18:30, 01 Oct 2024

byKada Sarkozi

Pirelli had a test scheduled where the Italian manufacturer could try out their tyres on a wet track at the Magny-Cours circuit in France, however, there was a slight issue. This time, there was too much rain at the French track, and therefore, only a limited amount of data could be collected.

It is Mercedes' turn to help Pirelli collect data about the manufacturer's rain tyres for the upcoming season this Tuesday and Wednesday, however, today, not much information could be collected.

Today, it was Mick Schumacher's turn to drive the W15 (tomorrow, George Russell will be in action), but the German driver could only manage to complete 29 laps in France. His fastest time was a 1:39.720, but because of too much rain instead of too little, he could not put more laps in.

The Magny-Cours circuit was the host of the French Grand Prix 18 times, between 1992 and 2008. Currently, there isn't a French GP on the competition's calendar, even as F1 returned to the Paul Ricard circuit on four occasions from 2018 until 2022, with the expection of 2020.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Pirelli's rain test cut short: Too much rain limits Mick Schumacher

byKada Sarkozi

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