“Most of these tires are used up entirely each race weekend!”
Sound like the Formula 1 tire suppliers need to read this article as it contains lots of the small ingredients and processes to make tires FAR LONGER than what they’re now getting.
Race tires are made of softer
rubber compounds for grip on
the track. Softer compounds
wear quicker. Race tires are
also subject to more heat
that is generated via glowing
red hot disc brake calipers,
and higher frictions from
cornering.
Hoosier, Goodyear, Firestone,
et al, spend lots of time, and
money, testing different compounds
under a myriad of conditions.
“Sound like the Formula 1 tire suppliers need to read this article as it contains lots of the small ingredients and processes to make tires FAR LONGER than what they’re now getting.”
That would be uncompetitive.
These race cars can corner and brake at over 5 G’s (and accelerate at over 3 G’s) — as such at each race there are three tire compounds available (two MUST be used in the race) ranging from harder to softer...the hard tire lasts longer but is 1 to 2 seconds slower than the softest tire — there is never a need for longer lasting tires.
I do appreciate your comment.