The French team, together with McLaren and Racing Bulls, developed the first testing of the mobile wing and the new tires with Aron at the wheel. This Wednesday will do it Colapinto y Gasly.
Alpinethat integrates the Argentine Franco Colapintwill test the mobile front wing, approved by the FIA to be installed during these tests without the need to overcome the traditional ‘Crash Test’, with the aim of avoiding additional costs, and thus having concrete data for the technical changes for the 2026 season of the Formula 1.
The French team headed the technical essays carried out by Pirelli in the Hungaroring circuit in Hungary, where on Sunday the last Grand Prize was played before the summer break, with a view to the development of tires and aerodynamic components under the regulation that will govern next year.
The hydraulic structure necessary to operate the device has already been incorporated into the trunk of certain monoplays, and although some engineers warn that the aerodynamic flows of the next technical cycle will be too different to justify adaptations on current cars, Alpine is committed to validating concrete information on the trackbeyond simulations.
On Tuesday, the Alpine Tester pilot Paul Aron completed 159 turns and marked the best time of the day (1M18S789) and surpassed Lando Norris (McLaren) already Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls), who turned with adapted chassis (McLaren and Alpine used units 2023; Racing Bulls worked with a 2022 version) and modified measures: 25 mm less wide on the front axle and 30 mm in the rear.
The batches were divided into performance tests in the morning and long wear stines in the afternoon, with track temperatures that reached 56 degrees.
This Wednesday will be Colapint’s turnwhich will share the steering wheel of the A523 and A525 models with the French Pierre Gaslythe team holder for eight dates.
The possibility of evaluating on the track the mobile wing represents a relevant technical opportunity for Alpine, and could become a concrete update in future cars that the Argentine pilot uses if his permanence is confirmed in the sports program of the team.
Source: Ambito
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