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In extremely wet weather, such as that seen in the 2007 European Grand Prix, the F1 cars are unable to keep up with the safety car in deep standing water due to the risk of aquaplaning. In very wet races, such as the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix , the tyres are unable to provide a safe race due to the amount of water, and so the race can be red ...
Tire load sensitivity describes the behaviour of tires under load. ... Formula 1 car tires may reach a peak side force at 3 degrees [2] ... 900 1.10 5.6 1350 1.08 6.0
Formula One (F1) is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform. [2]
The tire war intensified at Dover when several cars suffered from tire failures. Alan Kulwicki, one of the victims, commented: Not only did it cost us our chance for a win or a good finish in this race, but we wrecked a race car in the process. It's not like this is the second week in a row it's been happening; it's been happening all year long.
The 1960s began the way the previous decade had ended for Formula One's rule book with relatively few changes made. However, with the advent of a new breed of innovative and forward thinking designers like Colin Chapman [12] and the beginnings of drivers lobbying for safer racing conditions, [13] the number of rule changes made began to accelerate as the decade came to a close.
Tire uniformity refers to the dynamic mechanical properties of pneumatic tires as strictly defined by a set of measurement standards and test conditions accepted by global tire and car makers. These standards include the parameters of radial force variation , lateral force variation , conicity, ply steer, radial run-out , lateral run-out , and ...
The World Championship rule can be declared invalid if the FIA grants F1 an waiver for its "longâestablished use of the word 'World'." [8] Each season throughout F1 history has consisted of between 7 and 22 Grands Prix, [a] [10] and the regulations are regularly amended to enable an increase of the maximum number of permitted races each year ...
Lewis Hamilton competes through the rain at the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix.The treads of his wet tyres are visible. A rain tyre or wet tyre (spelt tire in American English, commonly shortened to wet) is a special tyre used in motorsport in wet weather as opposed to a slick tyre used in dry conditions.