Intermediate and wet-weather tyre use in free practice

In Simple Terms

During practice sessions, drivers can only switch to intermediate or wet tyres once the Race Director officially declares the track is wet. Once that declaration is made, teams are free to use any tyre type (intermediate, wet, or dry) for the rest of the session.

• Intermediate and wet tyres are restricted until the Race Director declares the track wet
• The Race Director has sole authority to make the wet track declaration
• Once declared wet, all three tyre compounds (dry, intermediate, wet) become available
• This rule applies only to free practice sessions, not qualifying or races