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Pirelli: Tyre performance at test as expected

– Pirelli Motorsport Director Paul Hembery says that the company was pleased with the data is received during Formula 1's pre-season test in Spain last week, believing the tyre performance to be as expected.Formula 1 teams used all five of the dry tyre compounds during testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Sebastian Vettel setting the fastest overall time on the new purple-banded Ultra Soft rubber.Renault's Kevin Magnussen completed the longest stint on the Medium compound tyres, a 30-lap run, while Williams' Valtteri Bottas racked up 26 laps on the Hards, the two compounds traditionally used at the venue."There are not too many conclusions you can read into the...
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