he race strategy is changed because the tyre will be hot already after the safety car or after you make your pitstop, so it’s gonna be different.
“They knew before the start of the season that we would be racing in December, so I don’t know why they are only changing the rules now.”
Teams will be expected to supply their own warming devices, and some teams have experience of using them from the post-season rookie test, which traditionally takes place at Suzuka either in late November or early December when temperatures are low.
While Hirakawa said Impul has no experience of using tyre warmers, Kondo Racing’s Sacha Fenestraz admitted he used them for one run during last year’s rookie test.
The Frenchman approved of the principle of allowing pre-heating but cautioned the series must take care that no team is able to obtain an unfair advantage.