The switch to new low-profile tyres represents a technical revolution for the pinnacle of world motorsport, requiring an intense research and development programme that featured both indoor and outdoor testing. Compared to the previous-generation 13-inch covers, the move to 18 inches marks a clean-sheet design – Pirelli’s engineers re-thinking every tyre element: from the profile to the structure to the compounds.
2022 Formula 1 Car Launch. Photo: XPB Images
‘We started the development process with the profile before moving onto the base construction and homing in on the five compounds that we will homologate for next year,’ highlights Mario Isola, Pirelli’s head of Formula 1 and car racing. ‘The results obtained have been arrived at with the input of the drivers currently competing in the championship, a vital aspect for us, albeit using mule cars.’
Pirelli 18-Inch tyre development. Photo: Pirelli
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