Pirelli has concluded its three-day test with Mercedes, completing 286 laps on prototype 2017 tyres at Paul Ricard.
Following on from tests for Ferrari and Red Bull in August, Mercedes got its first taste of the 2017-size tyres during three days of running with Pascal Wehrlein at the wheel in France. The team was testing slick tyres ahead of next year's regulation changes, using a modified 2015 car in an attempt to simulate increased downforce levels.
After starting the week with 134 laps on Tuesday, Wehrlein completed 89 laps during Wednesday's running before concluding the test with a further 63 laps on the final day.
Ferrari was simultaneously carrying out slick tyre testing for Pirelli at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel completed 267 across two days of testing on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery told F1i in Monza the current slick tyres are far from the finished product as the tyre manufacturer works through concepts before attempting to finalise its plans in time for a test involving all three teams - Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari - in Abu Dhabi at the end of the season.
The next session in Pirelli's 2017 tyre test programme will take place from 21-22 September, again with Mercedes at Paul Ricard, although this time on wet tyres.
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