F1 2017 Tyre: bigger and better explained Formula 1 gets bigger and better in 2017. And a key part of that will be the tyres. A new Formula 1, with new tyres So why exactly are we going to bigger tyres next year? For those who look back with fondness to the Formula 1® of yesteryear, the move to wider tyres in 2017 will reintroduce some of the aggression and retro exoticism of the cars from the 1970s and magical 1980s: vehicles that looked like they were only capable of being driven by supermen. And it’s true that with so much more rubber at the back, the concept of the F1® ‘beast’ is reborn: the new cars will be ground-based missiles with explosive acceleration and cornering speeds...
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