Tyre wear at F1

geruicheng SG

Hi all,

Need some advice from the guru here.

With the new regulation concerning tyre change in F1, I began to hear and see a lot of actions on the tyres.. Need to ask something.

How do you determine a track will wear out the front tyres or the rear tyres faster..

Eg, Nurburging seems to put more pressure on the front tyre but the Recent Canadian track seems to put more more pressure on the rear tyres..

What are the factors affecting? the type of bend?

ditzy SG

http://www.formula1.com/news/1509.html

bo liao SG

mayb one is to prevent understeer??

one is to let it pull faster on stright course??

jumpmanz SG

hmm.
e canadian track requires more braking and hence maybe it wears out faster than some of e other tracks.
an good example would looks at sato's machine. he lost control at e u shape turn and immediately his brake were on fire. because of e high temp the brakes works in, once e cold air is cut off, the thing would be on fire.
my 2 cents. Smile

Kuali Baba SG

Montreal places a premium on the rear tyres because of the hard acceleration and severe weight shifts those tyres experience when the cars exit the slow bends (and hit the straights). Imola is similar in nature.

The 'Ring has plenty of bends which require the driver to turn the wheels to full lock, hence the front tyres go through more punishment.

Barcelona has an abrasive surface, no prizes for guessing that softer tyres wear out quickly there.

Australia and Monaco are kind on the tyres, as they are slow and lack long straights and high-speed bends.

TwinTurbo_Supra SG

wad about Monza?

Kuali Baba SG

The rear tyres tend to blister more easily there.

finoq SG

wad happens if it rains..? the wet tyres?

Kuali Baba SG

You seldom see wet weather tyres wear out like the dry weather ones because the corners are taken more slowly and braking distances become longer. The drivers do so to avoid aquaplaning or spinning the cars.

However, the compound is very soft and heats up quickly once the track dries up. The tyres now become ineffective and are a liability.