As part of grand prix racing’s rules overhaul, which includes a shift to ground effect cars, Pirelli is also moving to different sized tyres.
It has ditched the previous 13-inch rubber for 18-inches, which is believes is much closer to what is relevant to road going cars.
F2 made the switch to 18 inches back in 2020, when Yuki Tsunoda had an impressive rookie campaign, and the Japanese thinks that what he learned that year could put him in good stead for the challenges ahead.
Having driven the F1 2022 car in the simulator, and taken part in last year’s post-Abu Dhabi Grand Prix test, Tsunoda thinks that the experience of the new tyres is similar to what he faced in F2.
“The car generally feels a lot sharper, with sharper movement and over a long run, the bigger wheels give you a completely different feeling to that on the old 13-inch tyres,” he explained.
“I’ve experienced this feeling before, because when I raced in Formula 2 we made the same switch to 18 inches and I felt the…
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