How Pirelli’s F1 “Doggy” is helping drive tyre development

Resembling a cross between a lawn mover and the things football groundsmen use to paint white lines, it’s actually a grip tester, and its job is to log the level of grip all the way around the lap.
Known within the company as the “Doggy” – because it has to be taken for a walk now and again – it is an innovation introduced by Pirelli this year in order to improve the company’s …Keep reading