Two days of development testing for Pirelli’s 2026 tires were carried out at the Hungaroring on August 5 and 6, with support from the McLaren and Racing Bulls on day one and Alpine and Scuderia Ferrari the following day.
Temperatures were warm across both days, with ambient temperatures between 21°C and 31°C and track temperatures between 29°C and 56°C on day one; and air temperatures of between 21°C and 29°C and track temperatures between 31°C and 53°C on day two.
On the second day, Franco Colapinto, driving for Alpine, and Charles Leclerc, driving for Scuderia Ferrari, completed short-distance comparisons of different prototype compounds, from C3 to C5, to check their level of overall performance.
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