F1Weekly Podcast # 992
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NASIR RETURNS FROM COVERING THE INDYCAR GMR GP RACE AT INDIANAPOLIS, THE HOST BEGINS TO PREPARE FOR IMOLA WITH A FULLY LOADED MOTORSPORTS MONDIAL! THIS WEEKS INTERVIEW IS WITH THE SUPER TALENTED INDYCAR NXT DRIVER NOLAN SIEGEL…
Rising star Nolan Siegel will compete in his first season of the INDY NXT by Firestone series with HMD Motorsports in 2023, as well as competing in the LMP3 and LMP2 classes of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Asian Le Mans Series, respectively. The Palo Alto, California native’s racing career began at the age of eight when he tried out his first go kart. Since then, the 18-year-old has stormed through the junior ranks, scoring podiums and victories on the Road to Indy in USF2000 and Indy Pro 2000. After challenging for the title until the final day of the 2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship, Siegel is continuing his climb towards the NTT IndyCar Series this year in INDY NXT. After a promising debut at last season’s finale, Siegel has impressed during offseason testing with defending champions HMD Motorsports and is excited to take on the challenge the series is sure to present for all the drivers.
NEW EXPERIMENTAL QUALIFYING AT IMOLA…
THE ALTERNATIVE TYRE ALLOCATION
A new qualifying format will be tested during the Imola weekend. In each of the three qualifying sessions, teams will be required to use only one type of compound: hard in Q1, medium in Q2, and soft in Q3. This ‘Alternative Tyre Allocation’ (ATA) makes it possible to reduce the number of sets of slick tyres supplied by Pirelli to 11 per car, compared to the usual 13.
A new qualifying format will be tested during the Imola weekend. In each of the three qualifying sessions, teams will be required to use only one type of compound: hard in Q1, medium in Q2, and soft in Q3.
The allocation will be divided into three hard, four medium and four soft. The wet tyre sets remain unchanged: four sets of Cinturato Green intermediate and three sets of Cinturato Blue full wet. Each driver will have a total of seven tyre sets available for Sunday’s race, including at least one of each of the mandatory compounds: hard and medium. Of the remaining four sets available, one will be returned after FP1, one after FP2, and two after FP3.