Things you need to know if Sebastian Vettel calls in for a quick tyre change!
They cost about €1,500 a set (or €375 a tyre) but unlike a road-car tyre, which can last in the region of 15,000 miles, they are built for performance. Pirelli has four different types of tyre to use over the entire 19-race Formula 1 season. At each race, the company supplies two types of tyre, →
No such thing as bad publicity?
There has been a spate of tyre related press articles recently, none of which have put tyres/our industry in a positive light. The one story most people are familiar with is the British Grand Prix. In total, six drivers suffered tyre failures during the race at Silverstone. Tyres all exploded at high speed after suffering →