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Pirelli to rearrange Ferrari wet tyre test after Vettel crash

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli will rearrange its wet weather test with Ferrari after Sebastian Vettel’s crash at Fiorano on Thursday. Ferrari was set to conduct two days of wet weather running at its Italian test track in association with Pirelli, in order to gather data for the company’s 2018 tyres. However, Vettel went off at a left-hander during Thursday’s running and caused damage to the squad’s 2015 mule car. Running was due to take place today (Friday), but has now been postponed until a later, yet-to-be-determined date. Pirelli has been striving to improve its wet weather tyre after several drivers criticised its performance last season. Formula 1 teams are...
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