The F1 tyres of the future
The future is here and now, at least for the Pirelli. The tire manufacturer has in fact officially brought the The first prototype of the tyres that will be protagonists of the 2026 world championship makes its track debutthat of the technical revolution of single-seaters with active aerodynamics and power units with 50% electric power. The first test took place yesterday on the Barcelona circuit, with the young Felipe Drugovich at the wheel of a suitably modified 2023 Aston Martin to collect the first real data with the new compounds.
Aston Martin debut in Barcelona
The Brazilian driver, who won Formula 2 in 2022 and who has been part of the Silverstone-based team’s youth programme ever since, has in fact covered the distance of more than two grands prix – 670 kilometres to be precise – bringing the first specification of Pirelli tyres for 2026 to their absolute debut. A fundamental step for the Milanese company, which needs to test the real functioning of the tyres on the circuit, albeit with the difficulties linked to the fact that the The load data of this generation of cars are different to what is expected for new single-seatersThe test continues at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya today and is only the first of a long series of tests that Pirelli will carry out in collaboration with the teams that have agreed to modify a current-generation car.
All the news about the 2026 F1 World Championship
As has been said several times, 2026 will be a year of total revolution for Formula 1, perhaps even bigger than what was seen for example in 2014, with the debut of the turbo hybrid power units. In addition to the new engines, which will bring the power developed by the electric component to 50% of the total and will be powered by 100% eco-sustainable gasoline, there will also be completely new single-seaters both in terms of chassis and aerodynamics. The main focus is in fact on the much talked about debut of active aerodynamic systems that will vary the set-up depending on whether the cars are cornering or on a straight. Although the regulations still have to be formally approved, it is certain that there will also be news on the construction of the tires, which will still be 18 inches like the current ones, but with slightly smaller dimensions.
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