The “curveball” offered by F1’s mid-season change of Pirelli tyres

Tyres have played a critical role during 2021, not least in the delicate competitive balance between Mercedes and Red Bull. Thus a change for the 10th race of the season that potentially makes a lot of valuable knowledge obsolete is not a small matter.
As of now nobody, including Pirelli and the teams, knows how the change will play out. The new tyres have not been run on track, and won’t be …Keep reading