The Barcelona running is significant because Pirelli only has one more session with its 2024 tyres – after the British Grand Prix at Silverstone with Red Bull among those taking part – before the FIA makes a final call on whether to push ahead with the original plan to run without blankets next season.
The rules currently say that blankets will be retained for 2024, and the decision on whether to change that and abandon them has to be made by 31 July.
