Another wet day at Magny-Cours

Second day of testing for Pirelli at Magny-Cours, carried out with support from the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team, fielding George Russell at the wheel of an F1W15.

After rain made for limited track time yesterday, the weather again had its say today, with occasional rain and rather cool conditions. Therefore, development of the extreme wet and intermediate tyres was able to continue starting with the work that it had not been possible to carry out yesterday. By the end of the day, the English driver had completed 86 laps, equivalent to 379.7 kilometres, the quickest in a time of 1’28”428. Pirelli’s development testing resumes next week, on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 at the Mugello circuit. Three teams will be on hand: Red Bull Racing and Ferrari will work on tyres for next season, while McLaren will be the second team to play its part in supporting Formula 1’s Global Tyre Supplier in the development of tyres for 2026.