Ferrari has accomplished a take a look at of two completely different tyre guard ideas geared toward lowering spray from Formulation One vehicles in moist situations.

On Thursday at its Fiorano take a look at facility the Italian group examined options which coated the entrance and rear tyres.

One idea was strong, blocking the view of the tyres beneath utterly, with holes on the entrance of the tyre, whereas the opposite contained spoke-like holes throughout the design.

Ferrari reserve driver Oliver Bearman and Arthur Leclerc, brother of Ferrari driver Charles, took half within the take a look at.

It continues the governing FIA’s push to discover a resolution to enhance operating in moist situations.

F1 vehicles throw out an enormous quantity of spray within the moist as a consequence of their designs, which has created conditions the place the FIA’s occasion stewards are reluctant to begin or restart races, or permit them to proceed, in heavy rain as a consequence of security considerations attributable to an absence of visiblity.

There have been notable examples, such because the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix, the place two laps have been accomplished behind the Security Automotive earlier than the race was reduce brief as a result of situations being too dangerous.

Mercedes and McLaren examined a special spray guard idea at Silverstone final yr, though the FIA mentioned the preliminary outcomes prompt the examined idea made little distinction.

It’s understood that the Ferrari ideas examined this week coated extra of the wheels than the one examined in 2023.