The primary prototypes of F1’s new tyres for 2026 have made their monitor debut throughout a check session held on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Whereas the 18-inch wheel dimension seen on the present technology of vehicles will stay the identical, the width and exterior diameter of the tyres will likely be decreased by 25mm on the entrance axles and 30mm on the rears.
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The modifications within the aerodynamic configurations of the brand new vehicles will consequence within the masses exerted on the tyres being completely different, that means that monitor testing – the place circumstances are reproduced as intently as doable to these anticipated in 2026 – is essential.
