F1 Tyres 2011
Martin brundle 51 years old youngest driver to have driven a p zero f1 tyre.
F1 tyres 2011. Istanbul park hasnt featured on the calendar since 2011 but was added to this years schedule in the aftermath of the covid 19 affected first half of the season. In 2010 the front tyres were narrowed from 270 mm 11 in to 245 mm 96 in in order to improve the balance of grip between the front and rear. After spending three seasons as an official tyre partner for both grand am rolex sports car series and world rally championship auto racing tournaments respectively from 2008 to 2010 pirelli was officially chosen as the tyre partner for 2011 by the fia world motor sport council. Kevin ceccon 18 years old total kilometres driven by all the p zero compounds in 2011.
The regulations allow pirelli to change its tyre prescriptions after the first day of running on a track and a change at istanbul park is no surprise given the lack of familiarity with the venue which has not been used by f1 since 2011. Alphatauri team principal franz tost believes formula 1s return to turkey will be a challenge for all of us with tyre wear expected to be critical across the weekend. F1 tyre compounds 2018 by. C1 stands for compound 1 and its the hardest tyre in the 2020 pirelli range sitting just below the 2019 hard in terms of compounding.
Unlike last year each tyre will have its own specific colour. Pirelli confirms six different colours for tyres 2011 f1 season posted on. Oldest driver to have driven a p zero f1 tyre. Pirelli have confirmed the colours that will be used to distinguish between their tyres.
C2 means compound 2 effectively last years. 18th march 2011 1532 19th march 2011 1231 written by keith collantine. Until pirelli came back to f1 market shared space along with goodyear then became the sole tyre suppliers from 2011 till date replacing bridgestone and michelin of 1990s. In 2009 with the removal of the 4 14 mm 055 in grooves the front tyres gained proportionally larger contact patch.