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Pirelli Tyre Change

Pirelli Tyre Change

Pirelli is a well-known manufacturer of tyres for motorsports, including Grandprix racing. In recent years, Pirelli has used a color-coding system to differentiate the different types of tyres that it supplies for use in Formula 1 races.

The colours and corresponding tyre types are as follows:

  1. White: Hard compound tyre
  2. Yellow: Medium compound tyre
  3. Red: Soft compound tyre
  4. Purple: Intermediate compound tyre
  5. Green: Wet weather tyre
  6. Blue: Supersoft compound tyre

It’s worth noting that the specific colours and tyre types used by Pirelli can vary from one racing season to another, and may also depend on the specific characteristics of the race track.

Pirelli Tyre Change
Pirelli Tyre Change

Carlos comes in for pit-stop & switches to @pirellisport Soft tyres. Max hasn’t pitted yet, currently P10 #CanadianGP pic.twitter.com/gi0ZuY4ZgQ

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Wow I love pictures like this? A High speed Pirelli Tyre Change

The speed with which the guys in F1 racing change the wheels and tyres during a pit stop is incredible. Although I have never attended an F1 changeover, the closest I have been is on a F3 visit to Snetterton in Norfolk.

This was an invitation courtesy of Yokohama tyres. They were supporting the touring car championship. Also, there were Avon tyres. Avon was a sponsor of the F3 racing. This type of racing is very similar to what you would see in the F1 pits. I was amazed at the systems that were in place for a quick tyre changeover and the speed at which they did it.

It’s all action, and it reminds me of my days at Goodyear, when I volunteered to fit tyres to rally cars in the late 1970s. Because time was not as important, the wheel and Pirelli tyre changes were not as quick as in F3 or F1.

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A scene like this reminds me of my Goodyear rally experience

We would change the whole set of wheels to built-up wheels, just as all the other race teams have to do. The difference was that the rally cars had four or five wheel nuts to change. This was similar to the standard car wheels that we all drive about in.

Pirelli Tyre Change

Pirelli Tyres UK was also actively involved in rallying at the time. We were owned by Goodyear tyres and so all the tyres that were fitted were Goodyear rally tyre products. When the rally cars came into the parking pits, we had to change the already-built-up wheels.

We would then take care of the tyres

that had been removed, either repairing them or replacing them. All this was done at speed, but not as fast as the F1 teams? I remember it being very hard work, and the weather was horrendous, including a blizzard and torrential rain.

In the end, though, it was good fun and a pleasure to be part of a team, and later on in life, it brought back great memories.

Eric Roberts

http://www.pellonautocentre.com/blog/dunlop-rally-tyres/

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