Overview
- The cap applies to every tyre set across all sessions, with safety car and virtual safety car laps counted while laps to the grid, formation laps, and post-flag laps are excluded.
- For mixed sets, the allowable mileage is set by the corner with the highest prior use, and Pirelli will provide teams with a pre-event log of each set’s recorded laps.
- The limit responds to Pirelli’s finding that some 2024 tyres hit 100% wear, exposing the carcass and raising a risk of damage from debris or kerbs.
- Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu criticises the move as an artificial constraint that could dilute strategy variety, referencing Monaco’s unpopular two-stop mandate.
- Pirelli notes edge cases may require discretion from race control, including the possibility of extending limits if the pitlane is closed at a critical moment.