The FIA has revealed at Formula 1 will ban tyre blankets and switch from 13- to 18-inch wheel rims as part of the 2021 regulation changes. Pirelli’s contract with F1 will end in 2019, with the tenure opening for the single tyre provider to the series, the first contract of which will last for four seasons from 2020-23. In addition to the tyre blanket ban, a move that has been mooted for several seasons but never put in action, and the wheel rim changes, the front tyres will be narrower, dropping to 270mm (35mm narrower than the current tyre). The rear tyres will decrease in diameter to 700-720mm from the current 670mm. An FIA statement said that 'tyres should provide safe performance...
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