F1 Tyres 2020
Each compound this year will be assigned a numeric code rather than permanent color assignment.
F1 tyres 2020. Thats two sets of white walled hard tyres three sets of yellow mediums and eight sets of red soft tyres. This year drivers have received the same allocation of hard medium and soft tyres for the first eight races which includes the two rounds at silverstone. Front tyre size increased to 305670 r13 up from the previous 245660 r13 while rear tyre size increased to 405670 r13 up from the previous 325660 r13. The offering has been slimmed down to just five slick compounds and three colours per race.
Speaking exclusively to racefans pirelli head of motorsport and f1 mario isola gave insight into the forces its tyres are being subjected to by the fastest ever generation of f1 cars. In a condition like 2019 2020 where the technical regulations are consistent the normal performance increase is in the range of 10. F1 tyres for the 2020 formula 1 season pirelli will present a new range of tyres. Thats two sets of white walled hard tyres three sets of mediums yellow and eight sets of red walled soft tyres.
Unlike previous seasons this year for the first eight races at least the drivers will all get the same allocation of hard medium and soft tyres for each race. F1 tires slick tires 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. For all of the races in the reshuffled 2020 f1 season each driver will be given the same allocation of tyres per race while for turkey there is a slight tweak in the allocation compound splits. Formula 1s sole tyre supplier pirelli has revealed the compounds that it has nominated for the remainder of the 2020 grands prix.
Pirelli nominates three compounds per weekend from its dry weather range of five compounds ranging from c1 hardest to c5 softest. White will be hard yellow denotes medium and red will indicate soft. For the 2017 f1 season significantly wider pirelli tyres were introduced at both the front and rear axles while the overall diameter of the tyres was increased by 10mm. Flags drs multifunction display and types of tyres and compounds.