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For the Daytona 500, NASCAR teams are allowed up to eight sets of tires for practice and qualifying and an additional seven sets (one set carries over from practice) for the race itself. In total, 15 sets of tires are allowed, or 60 individual tires. The number of tires used in the race will vary depending on the driver, team, track configuration, and race length, but between 20 and 28 tires are typically used for the Daytona 500 race. More aggressive drivers who take tighter or sharper turns, or lose control and spin out, will use more tires in a race.
Held at the beginning of each NASCAR season, the Daytona 500 is regarded as the most important race in the NASCAR Cup Series. Unlike other sports where the finale is the championship at the end of the season, the Daytona 500 kicks off the yearly series with a wave of excitement. The race lasts for 500 miles and is run at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida every year.
Before Goodyear became the exclusive tire supplier of NASCAR in 1997, two other manufacturers were also producing tires for the sport. The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company and the McCreary Tire and Rubber Company were Goodyear’s primary competitors in the beginning. After Goodyear rose above its early competition, its toughest battle came against Hoosier. At one point, NASCAR believed Goodyear would be the victim of a hostile takeover (affecting NASCAR’s operations) and hired Hoosier as a backup for Goodyear. After drivers raised safety concerns about Hoosier tires, Goodyear was adopted as the sole tire supplier for NASCAR.
Prior to the 2017 NASCAR season, at the Daytona 500, teams were allowed to have up to nine sets of tires on the race day.
Before the season started, NASCAR announced that it would limit the number of tire sets teams could have in some of their events, including the reduction to eight tire sets at the Daytona 500. This decrease means that crew chiefs have to manage their tires more strictly and call for fewer tire changes.
The tires used by NASCAR are designed to handle high racing speeds, and each tire can only last for about 100 miles of racing. The tires are designed to have as much grip as possible, especially when the rubber heats up to increase the traction and control for the driver. Since the tires do not last for that long, and how many tires each team can have, the cost of the tires becomes very expensive. In 2015 for the NASCAR Cup Series, $35 million was spent on tires. Each tire costs around $500, and each team goes through $20,000 worth of tires for every race.
Goodyear is the current manufacturer of NASCAR tires and offers slicks for dry conditions and rain tires for wet weather racing.
All NASCAR tires are currently manufactured by Goodyear, which is based in the United States and produces for all types of vehicles. At the Daytona 500, NASCAR Cup Series cars run 18-inch Goodyear Eagle Superspeedway Radials. The minimum recommended inflation is 28 PSI in both left tires, 52 PSI in the right front, and 50 PSI in the right rear. The circumference of the left side tires is 89.53 inches; the right sides are slightly larger at 89.76 inches around.
The number of sets of tires allowed in a NASCAR Cup Series race is different at each track. At the Daytona 500, teams are allowed to use eight sets of tires during the race. There is also a limit on the number of tires a team can use throughout the whole weekend. At the Daytona 500, teams are allowed to use 15 total sets the entire weekend; seven for practice and qualifying and eight during the race.
A single NASCAR Cup Series tire costs around $500, meaning that a set of four tires is $2,000. NASCAR Cup Series drivers go through up to 12 sets of tires per race, meaning that an entire race could cost a NASCAR team over $20,000 in tires.
A NASCAR Cup Series tire weighs 24 pounds. The aluminum alloy wheels used on the Generation 7 cars are extremely lightweight, at only three pounds apiece. The combined weight of rim and tire is 27 pounds per wheel.
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What NASCAR Cup Series drivers said after Sunday’s 65th running of the Daytona 500, which opened the 2023 season Sunday at Daytona International Speedway and was won by Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. — Finished first: “They left me a note in the car that said they believe in me and to go get the job done tonight. I made a few mistakes. We were able to battle back. This team worked really, really hard in the offseason, great pit stops, Hendrick engines. Man, this is unbelievable. This was the site of my last win back in 2017. We’ve worked really hard. We had a couple shots last year to get a win and fell short. It was a tough season, but man, we got it done. Daytona 500.
“When (Kyle Busch) went to the bottom there, I was able to push (Joey Logano) and (Kyle Larson). We had a huge run. I was hoping we were going to get to the white there, and we didn’t, so I knew I was going to take the top. I was hoping (Logano) was going to follow, and he did. He was able to push us out. I went to the bottom,(Busch) and (Logano) got a huge run. (Larson) split me in the middle, but another fellow dirt racer with (Christopher) Bell gave me a good shot down the little short chute into 1, and we were out front when the caution came out.
We were out of fuel so the fuel light was going crazy. I hope y’all had fun. That was a heck of a race.”
JOEY LOGANO — Finished second: “Second is the worst, man. You’re so close. Leading the white flag lap there, I was up front. Kyle gave me a good push and, yeah, you’re watching in the mirror and you’re three wide across there. I felt like the three wide was going a hurt a lane; looked like Kyle was getting pushed ahead, and then Ricky started getting pushed ahead.
“I knew if I went to the bottom, my car didn’t handle good enough. I already got pushed off the bottom once, and I thought, ‘If I go down there, I’m probably going to get wrecked, and I don’t know if I can get down there in time to throw the block and so I didn’t want to wreck my car either.’ Then you don’t expect them to wreck either. You think you’re racing to the checkered flag, and you put yourself in the best position to try to win at the start-finish line, and just caution came out. You wish you could race to the end.
Obviously, you can’t when they wreck that much. Congratulations to Ricky. There’s nothing like winning the Daytona 500. That’s why it stings so much finishing second. Still proud of the team, still proud of the effort coming off the championship last year and bringing this Mustang back toward the front and getting a Ford close to the front. Wish it was in victory lane, though.”
Christopher Bell — Finished third: “If you would have told me prerace that I was going to run third, I would have jumped up and down and been smiling ear-to-ear. I’m very happy. I’m very, very thankful that I could get this Toyota Camry a good solid finish but just so close to a crown jewel. I feel like if it would have stayed green, I would have been on offense, but who knows. I’m very proud and thankful to be here at Joe Gibbs Racing. I’m happy for Ricky (Stenhouse, Jr.). That’s really cool. I’m very happy for him. … I hate superspeedway racing. It has been my Achilles heel for a number of years now, so just running third at the Daytona 500 is a really big deal, and I’m sure tomorrow I will be really happy – but right now, I’m just bummed because I feel like we were in position there, but overall – I’m really happy for Ricky (Stenhouse, Jr.
). He’s won multiple speedway races and been very close at others. Happy for him and can’t wait to go to Auto Club.”
Chris Buescher — Finished fourth: “Yeah, at the end of the day, yeah. We were up front a lot of the day between both of our cars and there is a ton to be proud of. I can’t thank everyone back at RFK enough. The Mustang was quick, and I love that. Just got a little behind there in the first overtime and survived the next one. Somehow we made it through all of that and picked up all kinds of spots. Ultimately even getting back to fourth, it should feel good, but I feel like we had more in us today and just weren’t able to hoist that trophy up.”
Alex Bowman — Finished fifth: “It’s the Daytona 500, and we know how to crash some stuff. It was just super aggressive and a lot of pushing. You know you have to do it and sometimes they go wrong and crashes happen. Just proud of my team and glad we were able to make it out clean. Just starting the year off strong on the right foot.
Not only here but at the Coliseum as well. I enjoy California. It’s been hit or miss for me, but looking forward to getting back there.”
Daniel Suarez — Finished seventh: “It was a little bit crazy, but I told the team they did a hell of a job. We lacked track position most of the day, and when it mattered the most, we had it. We just spun out there, and I was just struggling with loose balance when people would get to the rear bumper for some reason. That one, (Austin Cindric) came very close to me, very tight and the car behind me came very close as well and got me loose. We recovered and we are getting better at this kind of racing and we are going to get one of these one day.”
Ryan Blaney — Finished eighth: “You know, unfortunately getting tore up in the second stage and I thought we did a good job fixing it and staying in it and got a couple of laps back and were able to get it driving decent enough to where we lined up in the top-15 and were able to miss some wrecks and finish okay.
I am really proud of the effort to fix it and make it driveable and get a finish. It is unfortunate that we couldn’t race for a win.”
Riley Herbst — Finished 10th: “It was long and a lot of riding, not really racing. I was kind of biding my time and trying to get experience. To finish top-10 was really cool. I am thankful for the opportunity to be here in the Cup Series and really happy with the finish in our first 500.”
TRAVIS PASTRANA — Finish 11th: “Just to be in the hunt at the end. We weren’t in the hunt for the win but to be in the top 10 on that last restart, this exceeded all my expectations. Obviously, it’s disappointing now because you want to do the best you can. I was really trying not to crash and unfortunately, when things got tight in there, I wasn’t able to control it on the top with the push. I led a lap, but it was by mistake. They said, ‘Come in, no stay out.’ I’m like, ‘I’m already out.’ I led a lap at the Daytona 500 and finished top 20.
The car is not a complete write off, so the kid’s college fund is intact. It was a win, and it was awesome.
“This exceeded all of my expectations as far as results. These are the best drivers in the world. I’m not a great rear-wheel driver, I’m not a great pavement driver. Restrictor plate racing is a little different. We had a great team with this 23XI Toyota team, and it was an honor to be on the track with these guys. It was amazing that we were able to put it in the top 20. I’m proud of everyone involved and so thankful to be here.”
“As excited as I am right now, I might sleep for the next week. I am mentally and physically completely drained. … This was one of the greatest if not the greatest weeks or couple of weeks of my life.”
#NASCAR … Here is what Kyle Larson said about what happened to him on that last lap. pic.twitter.com/LWoK70RKUV
— Dustin Long (@dustinlong) February 20, 2023
KYLE LARSON — Finished 18th: “I’m OK.
It was definitely a huge hit. It was my first time wearing that mouthpiece (that helps record the forces during a crash impact), so I’m curious to see what that reads, but it was definitely one of the bigger ones I’ve ever had. But thankfully, the car held up, I guess, and all my safety equipment was fine, and I’m fine. Just a bummer.
“Everybody in the top four to six has an opportunity to win there. I had such a run from (Christopher Bell). I didn’t know what to do with it. I felt like where I was going to get to (Stenhouse), I wanted to stay committed to him at least through (turns) 1 and 2 and down the backstretch and then have things work out. I definitely didn’t want to try and go for the lead as early as I did. I just had such a run. I didn’t know what to do with it. I thought if I got to him where I was going to get to him, it was going to choke us up or cause a crash, and then we weren’t going to win. I wish I could play that over again, but (I’m) happy that Ricky won. That’s all I could think about it after I crashed was waiting to get out to hear that he won.
Super happy for his team and Chevrolet but wish I could have at least finished it.”
If only it was ‘98… Really thought we had that one. Bummed but proud of our 8 group for sticking w it this wknd n giving us a real good backup car. Good things to come this yr. 👊🏻 pic.twitter.com/IJEFRyvCFt
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) February 20, 2023
KYLE BUSCH — Finished 19th: “I just tried to keep it straight as much as I can and wait for when its going to happen and eventually it does, and it did again today. So, I tried, and I don’t know what else to do. Come up short. Led Lap 200 and wish it was still 1998 rules. Yeah, definitely excited for the start of the season and getting to the real racetracks.”
Noah Gragson — Finished 24th: “I thought we had a decent run until the end. We put ourselves in position in the top 10 and then made a couple of mistakes and got caught up in the big wreck at the end with the last caution.
Thankful for the opportunity. We’re going to continue to work hard and grow as a team. Really proud of (crew chief) Luke Lambert and the boys for the adversity we had. Never quit. We’re not going to quit. Just very thankful.”
Harrison Burton — Finished 26th: “I am just disappointed. We were leading with 18 to go and I feel like we had a shot. It just didn’t go our way. The outside just didn’t really get rolling and we didn’t get organized very well and by the time we did it was just a little too late. I feel like when the 22 pulled up in front of me I tried to slow down to engage him and I got hit by the 8 really hard and send the 22 three-wide and we lost momentum again. I don’t know why I got out of shape off of four but I about wrecked off of four. Then you’re buried in the back trying to make moves to get back up and when they wreck you are just right in the way. It is frustrating. I felt like we executed our race well. Just sucks not to win for sure.”
JIMMIE JOHNSON — Finished 31st: “All in all, just a great day.
I hate that we didn’t get to the finish line, but we got a lot closer than I thought. If I would have taken a bet before the race started, I would have thought some issues earlier than that, but we had a great day. The Carvana car was awesome. Very, very proud of this race team. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the finish line.”
Justin Haley — Finished 32nd: “We had a great run going there for a while. We were unfortunately just caught up in what was ultimately just one of those green-white-checkered deals that are inevitable at superspeedways. We struggled a little bit all weekend. This package is pretty tough to pass with, but it was fun to be up there battling in the top 10 there for a bit.”
Austin Dillon — Finished 33rd: “We had a strategy there, and it just didn’t play out. We weren’t as good as some of the Fords to be able to tandem and get hooked up. (Brad Keselowski) just drove through (William Byron), and that is just what he does. His car is just good enough to where he can just drive through who he needs to and push them out of the way, or wreck them.
That is the desperation that they are in right now. I hate it because I was wanting to get Kyle Busch in victory lane here at Daytona. Looking back I should have been a little more selfish at that point. I wish we would have just tried to block both lanes, truthfully. It was one of those deals that is a hard position to be in. I also wish it had gone to the white flag in the position we were in. Unfortunately not, and hopefully Kyle (Busch) can still make something happen from sixth. RCR as a whole, it was pretty cool to get to where we got there and be 1-2 at the Daytona 500 with two laps to go. It sucks because you are so close to winning a second Daytona 500 and your teammate was really close to winning his first ever. We will take it and move on and we did it with not the fastest cars truthfully. It was just execution and we didn’t finish off the last part.”
WILLIAM BYRON — Finished 34th: “I got into (Kyle Busch), and we just got off center somehow and I wrecked him.
Once he got off center, I tried to back up but I had (Brad Keselowski) in the back of me trying to push as well. Yeah, unfortunate because we were trying to put ourselves in the right position and we were in a really good spot there with about two to go and running third before that caution. It seemed like when they did the teammate restart it really checked up the bottom lane and I had made my bed of trying to take that lane to have momentum off of turn two. That was unfortunate.”
Chase Briscoe — Finished 35th: “We were coming off that pit sequence and everybody was such different speeds and you could definitely tell the intensity was ratcheting up. Everybody was just making really aggressive blocks trying to position themselves for the end. I don’t know. We just all checked up into one and it was a bad wreck for Stewart-Haas because all four of us were stuck in that. I just hate it. It felt like we were in position. We talked about what our plan was going into it and felt like we were executing that, but we just needed a little luck at the end to go with it.
We’ll move on to California and see if we can improve. Obviously, we need to improve. We finished 34th again, so that’s what we’ll try to do.”
Ryan Preece — Finished 36th: ““Everybody was on green0flag cycles. People trying to block the rows are trying to cycle in and I just want to focus on the fact that we had such a fast Ford Mustang. This opportunity is exactly what I wanted, so it’s unfortunate because I felt like we were gonna put ourselves in position to give ourselves an opportunity to be in contention to win this race, but it just wasn’t meant to be. Hopefully, we keep unloading fast Ford Mustangs like we did this weekend and we’ll have some fun.”
Erik Jones — Finished 37th: “It looked like (Tyler Reddick) got turned around, but I couldn’t see how it happened. Regardless, we spun out there on the bottom when I was trying to get around it, and then I got hit on the left side hard enough to take out the left rear and end our day. It is what it is.
We were up there; we were racing and we were doing all we could. We were just in the wrong spot at the wrong time. I wish we could have been a little ahead of him. Everybody was racing hard, but everybody was doing a good job of just keeping in line and doing what they needed to do. There were a couple of moments.. a couple of aggressive and bad pushes, but nothing that was too crazy. I don’t know what sprung that one off, but I thought everybody was doing a good job at that point. It started to get pretty aggressive up until that wreck and I was getting antsy about being up there and getting into something. We were kind of in a bad spot in the pack to get caught up in something. Obviously, it’s a superspeedway, so there’s not a ton you can take from this weekend. I thought our No. 43 Guns N’ Roses Chevy was good, it just needed some more speed.”
Chase Elliott — Finished 38th: “It looked like some guys got tangled up, upfront. Those of us in the back were just scattering to kind of miss it.
It looked like (Kyle Larson) and (Erik Jones) kind of went to the apron. By the time we got slowed up, they were coming back across the track and I was the lucky winner to get there first. It’s a bummer. Long ways to go. Hate to end the day, but it is what it is.”
TYLER REDDICK — Finished 39th: “I really felt like we could push really well and make progress through the pack. I just had been not really in the lead much at all today. That was the first time I was getting any pushes in the lead. The car seemed a little unstable down the back straightaway. Kevin was trying to push me, and I just lost it. If I’d have known that earlier in the day, I probably would have been more careful about that. But that was really the first experience I had with that all day long. I was kind of caught off guard by what happened in the corner there, unfortunately. That was the first time I’d been put in that situation, got loose, and unfortunately took out some other good cars.”
In early December, the World Council approved the Sporting Regulations, which outlines the new tire regulations.
British Autosport analyzed the changes and explained in detail how the teams will work with tires in the new season...
No, there are still 13. In previous years, teams received seven sets of harder and six sets of softer tires for each rider for the weekend. Now, out of 13 kits, two that Pirelli will determine must be used in the race, and they can be different. One set of the softest compound available is dedicated to qualifying for the finals. The remaining ten kits can be selected by teams/riders from the three available kits.
No. It depends on the team's strategy for the weekend. For example, if a team does not give the FIA its choice, then it will receive three sets of the hardest composition, four of the medium and three of the softest. When choosing, the team can use different combinations depending on the settings of the car, the style of the rider, and so on.
Previously, one set of harder tires was only used for the first half hour of the first session. Now one of the ten kits must be used in the first 40 minutes of the first training session - and teams will be able to work with any of the three available squads.
Yes, if they have chosen enough soft kits from the ten available for the weekend.
This set is not called "mandatory qualifying tyres", but since it will be the softest of the three compounds, it could be called that. And it can be used in the race. Most likely, the top ten will use it in the second part of qualifying, as they will have to start on it in the race.
Yes, as stated in the regulations, “pilots who qualify for the qualification final must start on the same kit that showed the best time in the second part.
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The answer is quite simple - yes.
The rules sound simple enough - "each rider must use at least two different slick specifications during a race". In other words, if the rider drove one lap on Soft, and the remaining 50 on Medium, this is within the rules.
The choice remains free as Pirelli chooses only two sets of tires for the race, and the team/driver can use the remaining ten as they wish, depending on whether they choose an aggressive or conservative strategy. And although Pirelli calls two mandatory sets of tires per race, the teams are left with a choice of three compounds.
Does this mean that the tire strategy will now be chosen months before the race? In fact, this is true, because under the new rules, teams must inform about their choice eight weeks before the European stages and fourteen weeks before the stages taking place outside Europe. Moreover, only a week before the selection of the team, they will find out which lineups are, in principle, available for the weekend.
Pirelli decided to keep the current line-up names - they will always be the same.
For the past two seasons, Pirelli has followed the principle that they proclaimed back in 2011 when they returned to Formula 1 - drivers must pit at least twice during the course of the race. First of all, this is due to the advent of hybrid power plants - the teams wanted to focus more on working with them and not worry about rubber.
Going forward, Pirelli developed tires that had less impact on the course of the race.
With the introduction of the new fifth line-up and the increase in the number of options available per race, there are hopes that we will see a variety of strategy options, and the number of pit stops will increase to three.
Pirelli believes racing in 2016 will be different from what we've seen this year, especially at the start of the season when teams may have trouble finding the best approach to the new rules.
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Contents:
1. What is Formula 1?
2. How did Formula 1 start?
3. Formula 1 technical regulations
4. Formula 1 teams
5. Formula 1 drivers
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Formula 1 engines
7. Formula 1 tires -1"
8. Formula 1 tracks
9. Formula 1 pit stops
10. Formula 1 flags
11. Formula 1 qualifying
12. Formula 1 race weekend
13. Where to watch Formula 1
What is Formula 1?
Formula 1 Logo
"Formula 1" is an annual world championship in circuit racing, which is held under the rules of the International Motor Sports Federation on cars with "open wheels".
But it's not enough to "open" your car's wheels to participate in this type of racing, the word "formula" is used here because of a certain set of rules and regulations that all participants in the series follow. Cars are built by each team independently, only a limited number of parts are allowed to be bought from other manufacturers.
The World Championship is held every year from March to November-December, with a short summer break in August. At the end of the season, the results are summed up and the title of the world champion among racers (individual classification) and the Constructors' Cup (team classification) are awarded.
How did Formula 1 start?
Race start in 1950
The first World Drivers' Championship was held in 1950. The progenitor of the "F-1" can be called the European Grand Prix Racing Championship, which has been held since the 20s of the last century.
The first world champion in history was the Italian Giuseppe Farina in Alfa Romeo. In the next 7 years, Argentinean Juan Manuel Fangio, one of the greatest racers in history, will become the champion 5 times. Now, German Mikael Schumacher and Briton Lewis Hamilton have the most world titles - 7 each, and the second one still performs and has a chance to become the most titled Formula 1 driver alone.
The first world champion "F-1" Giuseppe Farina
The Constructors' Championship was only awarded in 1958, won by the British Vanwall team with pilots Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks. The most titled team in the history of Formula 1 is Ferrari, they have 16 championship titles.
British "Williams" and "McLaren" have 9 and 8 titles respectively. Also, Mercedes has 8 titles - they won them in a row from 2014 to 2021.
Formula 1 Technical Regulations
The current technical regulation was supposed to come into force even before the start of the 2021 season, but the Covid-19 pandemic made its own adjustments and the introduction of the new regulation was postponed a year later.
Read more about changes in the regulation here:
The main reasons for the changes: the fight against "dirty air" (what is "slipstream" and "dirty air"), increased safety and reduced cost of building a car, which becomes even more important with the new budget cap rule that has been introduced since the beginning of 2021. In the first season of the rule, teams could not spend more than $145 million (by comparison, Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull spent $400 million per season) and this amount will decrease over time. The budget cap for the 2022 season is $140 million.
Formula One teams
There are currently 10 teams in the Formula 1 peloton, each fielding two cars. According to the current rules, 26 cars can compete in Formula 1, which limits the possible number of teams to 13, but so far not even that many have been recruited. One of the problems is the membership fee introduced in 2020. To enter the list of participating teams, the owners of the new team will have to contribute $ 200 million, which will be divided among the first 10 teams.
The complete list of commands looks like this:
Formula 1 pilots
In Formula 1, as we now know, 20 pilots compete: 2 in each team. Let's get to know them:
Haas
Alfa Romeo
Williams
Aston Martin
Alpha Tauri
Alpin
McLaren
Ferrari
Red Bull
Mercedes
To get a contract in Formula 1, you need to get a super license, which is issued by the International Automobile Federation for performance in youth championships.
In general, being a Formula 1 pilot is physically difficult. Riders lose a few pounds towards the end of the Grand Prix and experience severe g-forces measured in G-force. For example, during this accident, the 2021 world champion Max Verstappen experienced an overload of 51G. This means that at some point the Dutch pilot was under pressure 51 times his own weight.
One of the many controversial moments of the 2021 season
Formula One engines
Since 2014, Formula 1 has switched to V6 1.6-liter turbo engines, now this period of time is called "turboera". "Turboera" is not very popular with old-school fans who want to hear only the roar of the engine, but the past cannot be returned. The engine of a Formula 1 car is limited to 15,000 rpm. The speed record belongs to Juan Pablo Montoya, who at the Italian Grand Prix in 2005 dispersed his McLaren on a Mercedes engine to 372 kilometers per hour.
2021 Honda engine
Right now there are 4 engine manufacturers in Formula 1: Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault and Red Bull.
Honda left the championship after 2021 and the new engine manufacturer was Red Bull, which bought the production from the Japanese company.
Since 2022, the motors have been “frozen” in development until the new motor regulations, which will be introduced in 2026.
By the way, one of the favorite entertainments in Formula 1 is to read rumors about how someone from the VAG concern (Porsche, Audi, Lamborghini, Volkswagen and others) will definitely come with new regulations . Now we are waiting for the 26th year and see if it will work this time.
Tires in Formula 1
Tires play a huge role in F1 racing. Now the official supplier of rubber is the Italians from Pirelli. Previously, there were tire battles in Formula 1, that is, teams could choose their own rubber suppliers, but after the 2005 US Grand Prix, when only 6 cars started due to problems with Michlein tires, the championship leaders decided to trust the supply tires to the only manufacturer that will win the tender.
Pirelli has been a supplier since 2010.
Tires are divided into dry and rain tires. There are five types of dry rubber: from C1 - the hardest rubber, which is erased for a very long time, but warms up for a long time, to C5 - the softest rubber. Of these five, Pirelli chooses three types that it will bring to the race and gives them the following marking: the softest - “soft”, red; medium - "medium", yellow; the hardest - "hard", white.
Rain tires are divided into two types: rain - for wet roads and intermediate - for drying, but still wet asphalt.
In 2022, with the introduction of a new technical regulation, Formula 1 switched to 18-inch tires, before that 13-inch tires were used for several decades.
Formula 1 tracks
The Formula 1 circuit is a ring with a special license from the International Automobile Federation. According to the rules, each race takes as many laps as necessary to reach 305 kilometers covered, and takes approximately 1.
5-2 hours. The only exception is Monaco, because of the slow track there, you have to go 260 kilometers to finish. The track in Monte Carlo also has the smallest lap length equal to 3337 meters.
List of tracks in the 2022 season:
Pit stops in Formula 1
Pit stops are required by race cars for changing tires, as well as for repairs, mechanical adjustments or as a penalty. Refueling in Formula 1 has been banned since 2010. If the race is dry, drivers must make at least one pit stop to change tires. Each racer must use at least two different sets of tyres. In wet racing, this rule does not apply due to safety reasons.
The pits are located to the side of the finish line and distributed in order of team strength last season. That is, in 2022, Mercedes will have the right to choose the place of the “boxes”.
The fastest pit stops are made by the Red Bull team
Flags in Formula 1
All motorsports use a system of flags or signal lights to inform drivers of hazards during a session.
While technological advances have seen many of the flags replaced by signal lights in Formula One, the flag system has remained unchanged from the early years of racing.
Let's look at the meaning of the most common flags:
Qualification in Formula 1
Qualification in Formula 1 determines the starting order of the drivers for Sunday's race.
The rider must show the fastest lap to get the best position. The qualifying session consists of 3 segments:
The time shown in one segment is not taken into account in the other, that is, between the segments, the times of the riders are reset.
Most of the time qualifying takes place on Saturdays, the day before the race, but three events this year will qualify on Friday, due to the sprint race on Saturday.
Formula One Race Weekend
Formula 1 weekend runs from Friday to Sunday. There are currently two types of weekends: classic and sprint races.
Classic:
With sprint races:
Where to watch Formula 1
Due to the “situation” in Ukraine, Russian viewers will not have access to official broadcasts for the first time since 1992.
