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All-weather Michelin tyres
All-weather Michelin tyres
First major single-seater series to use treaded tyres for both wet and dry
Source: www.fiaformulae.com
Only Michelin tyres could make a tyre look so sexy?
Michelin tyres are to be the new sponsors of the new 2015 Formula E motor racing season. The new sport is now in its second season and is growing in popularity.
The E stands for electric cars. Hence, will be the first ever electric car racing event. As a result, the FIA will be in control of
In the first season, there will be a total of ten teams. Each team will have two drivers and a total of 40 cars will be used.
The cars will race against each other.
In a straight head-to-head race. The cars will compete in cities . Including Miami in the USA, Beijing in China and London here in the UK.Thus, a total of ten cities will be used throughout the world.
These events are expected to speed up research and development. Consequently, that will go into all normal electric vehicles. Also, try to increase the interest levels. Moreover, by showing what an electric car can actually achieve,.
The technical specifications.
the FIA will lay out. Allowing the teams to develop their own electrical innovations and ideas. Hence, in the
development of the different batteries. That may be developed.
The E cars will be much less noisy than their F1 counterparts. will be able to reach speeds of up to 140 mph.
All-weather Michelin tyres
The day’s events will kick off with a free practice session. Then, later in the morning, there will be a qualifying lap. Calculating the times from each driver using cars one and two.
There will then be a break to enable the batteries to be charged, and then the racing will begin in the evening with two events and one pit stop, which will in fact be a change of car from a charged-up car to a charged-up car.
The races should be about 45 minutes long in duration.
The 2014/2015 season is now under way, with the last round at Buenos Aires ending with a win for Antonio Feix Da Costa, his first win in an all-electric car and on Michelin tyres.
Michelin tyres are excited about this new revolutionary form of motorsport and will be using their Michelin Pilot Sport EV tyre for all the events on the 2015 calendar
Malcolm Scovell, commercial director for Michelin in the UK and Ireland, said, “Formula E is a really exciting partnership for us and it fits perfectly with our track-to-street ethos and our commitment to sustainability. The 18-inch tyres mean that the things we learn from Formula E will directly influence the development of our tyres for normal electric and performance cars”.
These were developed with the express purpose of ensuring safe driving in temperatures lower than 7 degrees Celsius, as well as in harsh situations such as snow and ice.
Deeper and more pronounced notches than summer tyres are a distinctive feature of the tread pattern of winter tyres. This makes winter tyres more effective at providing traction on snow and ice.
Additionally, they are constructed from a material that is more pliable, which enables them to maintain a level of pliability that allows them to maintain a firm hold on the road even when temperatures are below freezing.
“In addition, there are no slicks and wets,
so the Pilot Sport EVs will have to perform in a wide range of conditions, just as the tyres on our own cars have to. Michelin uses motor sport as an innovation accelerator, and Formula E is already delivering on that front.”
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