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-inch wheels, which it believes is much closer to what is relevant to road-going cars.
F2 made the switch to 18 inch wheels back in 2020, when Tsunoda had an impressive rookie campaign with Carlin to earn an F1 berth with AlphaTauri for last season.
As he heads into his second season in F1, the Japanese thinks that what he learned in 2020 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.
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