System 1 makes use of a variety of tyres for a race weekend which can be chosen and offered by Italian producer Pirelli.
The 2026 season will characteristic the game’s greatest change in guidelines in years – if not ever – however vehicles shall be once more have 18-inch wheels.
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The front-tyre width will lower by 25mm and the rear tyres by 30mm.
This follows the foundations refresh that has made vehicles smaller, nimbler and extra environmentally pleasant.
Pirelli, who’ve been the only real tyre supplier for the game since 2011, will proceed to till at the very least the tip of the 2027 season.
What number of tyres do they use in F1?
Pirelli’s contract to produce F1 tyres is till 2027 [Getty Images]
On a regular race weekend, drivers are given 13 units of slick tyres – 4 of intermediates and three of full moist tyres.
Drivers who attain the third spherical in qualifying obtain an additional set of softs, and all drivers should use at the very least two totally different slick compounds throughout a dry race.
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Nonetheless, if there’s a dash race, which is a brief, excessive‑depth race held on choose Grand Prix weekends, there shall be 12 units of slick tyres allotted as a substitute. Drivers additionally obtain 5 units of intermediates and two units of full wets too.
What’s a slick tyre?
Slick tyres get their title from having a easy floor with none tread sample [Getty Images]
Slicks are the tyres used most frequently and get their title from having a easy, rounded look.
There are 5 slick compounds, starting from the toughest to the softest – C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5.
Pirelli selects three compounds from this vary for every race week – and the choice is determined by potential methods and traits of the tracks.
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So for one race, the C3 may very well be the softest tyre, whereas for an additional it may very well be the medium or hardest tyre within the choice.
Every compound is outlined by its color, with the softest marked crimson, the medium yellow and the arduous white.
The crimson softs present essentially the most grip, however don’t final lengthy earlier than degrading. The white arduous tyres final the longest however supply much less grip and velocity.
Mushy tyres are usually finest for qualifying or brief stints, whereas medium and arduous tyres are most popular for longer runs in races.
What tyres do they use when it rains?
Drivers continuously face the dilemma of whether or not to change to intermediate or full moist tyres throughout races with moist climate circumstances [Getty Images]
There are two varieties of wet-weather tyres that drivers can use in moist climate – generally known as intermediates and full wets.
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The intermediates are used for damp, however not absolutely soaked circumstances, and are colour-coded inexperienced.
Full moist tyres are utilised throughout heavy rain and are coded blue. The wets are grooved to assist keep traction.
What occurred to the C6 tyre?
The C6 was the model new ‘ultra-soft’ tyre compound launched within the 2025 season.
This tyre compound was made particularly for road observe racing and was utilized in races in Imola, Monaco, Canada and Azerbaijan.
Nonetheless, it is not going to be obtainable for the 2026 season.
Pirelli mentioned the time hole between the C6 and C5 was too small to justify its inclusion within the new season.
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