Formula 1 Tires

It strikes a very good balance between performance and durability with the accent on performance.

Formula 1 tires. Apart from this for rainy conditions intermediate and full wet tires are also supplied by the italian manufacturers. They currently provide three dry sets of tires soft medium and hard. Slick tires c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 this tire is equivalent to the soft that was nominated in all but four of the races last year. Ever wonder what the inside of an f1 tire looks like.

Fia has regulations for tires that can be used by drivers in formula 1 grand prix races. Slick tyres were reintroduced at the beginning of 2009 along with aerodynamic changes intended to shift the balance towards mechanical grip in an attempt to increase overtaking. On 2 november 2009 bridgestone announced their withdrawal from formula one at the end of the 2010 season. Its an interesting time in the sport as new regulations for 2021 will see 18 inch wheels replace the 13 inch wheels the series has.

Mario isola is the head of pirellis formula 1 tire program. The big meaty bubbles of air and rubber are some of the most important pieces of a formula 1 race car providing all the contact to the track. Welcome to the official formula one online store the one stop shop for the high octane sport of f1 specialising in distributing the latest and greatest f1 and grand prix merchandise while stocking an unrivalled range of authentic and licenced teamwear caps fan apparel and accessories. New tire sizes and regulations to come in 2021 formula 1 governing bodies are set to introduce new tire regulations that will modify the existing tire sizes and do away with tire warming.

An ordinary car tire is made with heavy steel belted radial plies and designed for durability typically a life of 25000 kilometres or more.