The FIA is looking at introducing a standardised tyre pressure monitoring system as part of its 2021 upheaval in Formula 1 regulations, with its aim to fully check on the pressures and temperatures of tyres during a race weekend. 2021 will see eighteen-inch tyres being introduced for the first time as well as a ban on tyre blankets, with the new system being put in place to ensure the latter is regulated so no team can get any advantage by secretly warming their tyres before fitting them to the cars. The tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) will monitor all tyres stored in a team’s garage, with it looking at the pressures as well as the rim temperature, internal air temperature and...
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