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Why Pirelli’s F1 development challenge never ends

The company not only has to hone its tyres for cars that each year generate more load and produce faster lap times, but it also has to prepare for and adapt to any upcoming rule changes.

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The “peak grip” tyre secrets that are key to F1’s qualifying battle

If a driver can extract just one more tenth out of their tyres over a single qualifying lap, that can be the difference between getting knocked out in Q1 or Q2 or making it all the way through to the final shoot out.

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Why a Monaco tyre test could help spice up F1 races elsewhere

The recent Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix highlighted how the variability produced by a pretty much nailed-on two-stopper helps trigger plenty of overtaking and action.

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How F1 strategy "headache" opens up intriguing Japanese GP

Teams all too frequently bin off one of the choices – either because the soft is too aggressive, the medium falls into no-man's land, or the hard is too conservative – but this weekend's race in Japan has left what Pirelli's head of car racing Mario Isola says is a…

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Pirelli's new F1 tyre plan for 2025 set to address overheating problems

As F1 teams have fully understood the new ground-effect regulations, they have found ways to increase the downforce and better manipulate outwash to improve their performance.

Autosport

F1 set to abandon possible switch to 16-inch tyres for 2026

The smaller rim size was under consideration largely as part of ongoing efforts by the FIA to reduce the overall weight of the 2026 cars.

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Why the work never stops for Pirelli in F1

The year also saw an ultimately aborted effort to create no-blanket slicks for 2024, the successful introduction of a full wet that did work without blankets, a new construction introduced at the British GP to deal with ever-increasing downforce, and an end-of-season request from the F1 Commission to tackle the…

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F1 needs more flat-out races like Qatar - Wolff

Drivers have increasingly complained about needing to manage overheating from the Pirelli tyres, with the rubber prone to thermal degradation, which forces them to back off in search of cooler air.

Autosport

Pirelli expecting lighter and smaller F1 tyre brief for 2026

To boost the relationship between F1 technology and road cars, tyre size grew from 26.4 inches (13-inch wheel rims) to 28.3 inches (18-inch rims) for the arrival of ground effect in 2022.

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Why standing waves and tyre graining will be huge challenges in Vegas

Thanks to a mid-November calendar slot, and the decision to hold the charge along the famous Strip at night, the air temperature will most likely drop well below 10 degrees Celsius for all track sessions.

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F1 and Pirelli to work on all-new tyre concept for 2025

After Pirelli designed new 23-inch tyres for the initial switch to ground-effects last season, subsequent aerodynamic development from teams has led to complaints about how easily the tyres now overheat from the altered airflow.

Autosport

Mexico test gives Pirelli last chance to modify 2024 F1 tyre range

The Italian company has already decided that its other tyres will remain unchanged for next year, and the Mexican running is the only opportunity to prove the worth of the revised C4.

Autosport

Pirelli: Pre-F1 events no help in preventing repeat of Qatar woes

The recent event at the revamped Losail circuit was overshadowed by tyre problems, after Pirelli discovered a microscopic separation in sidewalls following practice running.

Motorsport

Pirelli: Pre-F1 events no help in preventing repeat of Qatar tyre woes

The recent event at the revamped Losail circuit was overshadowed by tyre problems, after Pirelli discovered a microscopic separation in sidewalls following practice running.

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Pirelli flying Qatar F1 tyres back to HQ as hunt for answers begins

F1’s official tyre supplier was forced to take action along with the FIA after microscopic analysis of tyres used in Qatar revealed a sidewall separation that could have led to failures.

Autosport

FIA to make call on three-stop Qatar GP after Sunday F1 team meeting

As the F1 paddock filled up on Saturday morning ahead of the Qatar event’s sprint race action, the FIA announced that Pirelli had discovered a serious risk of potential dramatic punctures during Sunday’s main race following its post-practice analysis of tyres that had completed over 20 laps in Friday’s FP1…

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The key questions surrounding F1's Qatar GP tyre drama

Small separations in its construction, caused by damage sustained from running across the Losail circuit's high kerbs, had triggered concerns about potential failures in the race.

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F1 will avoid sunshine tyre tricks if tyre blanket ban happens

F1 chiefs are eyeing a move to ban tyre warmers from 2025, even though previous attempts to push through on outlawing them have all fallen through late on.

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Pirelli set to abandon C2 shift for F1 2024 after Japan prototype test

F1's official tyre supplier has been evaluating some minor tweaks to next year's tyre compound selection in a bid to tidy up some minor issues.

Autosport

Pirelli explains decision to leave WRC as tyre supplier

The WRC is set to change its control rubber from 2025 after Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli announced last Friday that it had chosen not to submit a bid in response to the FIA’s 2025-2027 tyre tender.

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What Mercedes needs to make its “exciting” F1 tyre offset work

As he spoke to the TV cameras immediately after grabbing a front-row slot, he reckoned that a tyre offset that Mercedes had locked in was a great thing to have.

Autosport

What Mercedes needs to make its F1 Singapore GP tyre offset work

As he spoke to the TV cameras immediately after grabbing a front-row slot, he reckoned a tyre offset that Mercedes had locked in was a great option to have.

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Pirelli ponders F1 tweak as ATA decision to be made

At two races this year – Hungary and Monza after the initial trial set for Imola had to be abandoned amid that race’s cancellation – Pirelli has experimented with shipping fewer tyre sets, with adapted rules implemented for qualifying.

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Pirelli ponders ATA tweak as F1 and FIA decision to be made

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Everything You Need to Know About F1 Tires, With Pirelli Head Mario Isola

There’s one constant among all 10 teams on the F1 grid: the tires. Pirelli head Mario Isola details the championship’s regulations, sustainability among manufacturers and more.

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