F1 Tires Types
They currently provide three dry sets of tires soft medium and hard.
F1 tires types. Pirellis current convention has seven different names for each compound marked with a different colour on the tyre wall. Retrieved 17 august 2007 goodyear was sole tyre supplier in f1 in 19871988 and 19921996. As ever pirelli will bring wet and intermediate tyres to every race just in case. The diameter of the full wet tire is 10mm wider than the slick tire.
Pirelli has been the sole tyre supplier in f1 from the start of the 2011 season. The full wet tires are the most effective solution for heavy rain. But the slick tyres have been the ones in the headlines with pirelli able to choose from seven compounds this year. These tyres can evacuate 85 litres of water per second per tire at 300kph.
Theres a new profile designed to increase resistance to aquaplaning which will give the tire more grip in heavy rain. Pirelli are the official tire suppliers to the formula 1. Fia has regulations for tires that can be used by drivers in formula 1 grand prix races.