However, the consensus in the paddock is that blankets will ultimately be kept for slicks next season, with only wets and possibly intermediates running without them.
The matter will be discussed at the F1 Commission in Spa on Friday after Pirelli submitted a report on its testing programme to the FIA.
The 2024 regulations currently state that blankets will be used next year, and the FIA has to decide whether Pirelli has done enough to demonstrate that its tyres can run without them before putting the decision to a vote of the team bosses.
The teams already agreed earlier this year to introduce wet tyres without blankets, with the new tyres first used on track in the Monaco race.
However, they rejected a later attempt to also make the switch for intermediates within the course of this season, despite it being accepted that the tyres were ready for use.
It's believed that blanket-free inters are likely to be accepted for 2024.
Meanwhile, the slick testing programme has been ongoing, with the last test ahead of the decision taking place at Silverstone two weeks ago, with Red Bull, Williams and Haas taking part.
While the new tyres get up to temperature within a few corners of leaving the pits, team insiders have suggested that they need to demonstrate that on a wider range of tracks after running at Bahrain, Barcelona and Silverstone – venues where it's easier to get heat into the tyres.
Inevitably, should the FIA put the question to a vote, some teams will not be keen to change a key element that might adversely affect their form next year.
However, Pirelli remains confident that it has made its case to run without blankets.
"In general we are happy and we have defined a document for evaluation of the F1 Commission by the team principals," said chief engineer Simone Berra. "So we are where we wanted to be at this point of the season.
Source: Autosport