The FIA have offered a tender for a new sole-supplier for it’s Formula 1 tire but this time the winning bidder will not only cover the 2020 season’s current 13” specification but also move to an all-new 18” wheel tire spec in 2021 and beyond. The challenge here is that the first year in the deal, the winning supplier will have to create a 13” wheel design (which favors current supplier Pirelli) and then create an all-new 18” version with narrower front tires. The FIA are looking to ban tire warmer blankets as well and have requested that the new supplier create a tire that will have safe performance when leaving the pits cold. The tires will need to be able to run at cold and...
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