Everything Pirelli Wants to Change About F1's Wet Tyre that Nobody Uses

What Pirelli aims to change on the F1 tyre nobody wants to use

Pirelli hopeful of solving Wet tyre issues with ‘crossover' compound for F1 2026

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Pirelli hopeful of solving Wet tyre issues with ‘crossover’ compound for F1 2026

Pirelli has tested a new Wet tyre it hopes will be able to solve a longstanding issue in Formula 1, with a new compound which sees a “crossover” between its existing rain rubber and Intermediates. The Italian manufacturer has faced some kickback over recent years with its wet-weather compounds, which have largely gathered dust as teams have shown a significant reluctance to use them. A case in point was last year’s Brazilian Grand Prix, in which…

Everything Pirelli wants to change about F1's wet tyre that nobody uses

At racing speeds, one of Pirelli’s blue-sidewalled ‘wet’ tyres can displace a remarkable 85 litres of water per second. The problem is that you’re more likely to see a blue moon than witness an F1 wet tyre operating at racing speeds. That amount of water being displaced at all four corners of an F1 car adds up to a lot of spray, so the kind of circumstances that play to the wet ...Keep reading