F1 has taken steps in recent years to try and make things easier for fans, such as simplifying the names of the tyre compounds provided by Pirelli. Tyre suppliers have changed several times over the years with Pirelli taking over from Bridgestone in 2009. In 2018,the Italian su...
TYRE PREVIEW: Pirelli set to debut brand-new C6 tyre in Mexico 3 months ago from: F1Technical.net ( 239 views ) Formula One's sole tyre supplier Pirelli has announced that drivers will be able to test the 2025 tyre compounds in the second practice session at this weekend's... read...
Despite the furore that ensued, Mercedes walked away with nothing more than a slap on the wrist, the German team merely excluded from the mid-summer Young Driver Test. While some say that this still hurt the team, the subsequent changes to the compounds did the real damage allowing Vettel ...
At season end, McLaren was fifth overall, almost 200 points down on fourth placed Lotus. Indeed, having been trailing behind Force India for much of the first half of the season, the Woking team should be thankful for the modifications to the Pirelli compounds that were to hamper the Silvers...
The new Pirelli compounds and constructions for these 18-inch tyres have been designed with the goal of reducing the amount the tyres overheat when they slide – a primary aspect that should help with closer racing. READ MORE: Hamilton tries out 18-inch tyres at Imola ...
Q: We’ve got the same tyre compounds this weekend that we had in Monaco. What lessons have been learned from your Monaco strategy with Lewis Hamilton? TW: Quite some lessons. We got it wrong in Monaco, in our assessment of how long the tyre would last, so that was an ...
Q: Any concerns about the return to the harder tyre compounds here? CL:No, no. I don't think this will play a significant part in our competitiveness so no, I'm not concerned about the hard tyres. Q: Valtteri, thank you for waiting. So how was Kyoto? Temples, imperial palaces, you...
With three months before the first race of 2024 starts in Bahrain, Pirelli confirmed their tyre choices for the first three rounds of next season. The Bahrain Grand Prix will use the hardest C1, C2 and C3 compounds as the hard, medium and soft respectively to cope with the higher demands ...
The resulting lap time is what is used for the metric, having removed all the possible and manageable differences between the teams, track conditions and compounds. Looking at the minimum and the maximum laptime, we can assign a score to the drivers from 0 to 10. Also in this case, the...
Tyre wear is simulated to a striking degree, with track temperature, rubber, kerbs, dirty air, and a number of other elements shaping how the Pirelli compounds perform. READ MORE: 6 clever race strategies from F1 history that paid big ...