1000 HP heats the tires up 800Kg at 4Gs heats the tires up 300KPH->90KPH in 1 second heats the tires up It is the forces on the road surface that is the fault. The only cure is to lower the forces, either by getting rid of aero, or getting rid of weight. <snip> allow for a tire that lasts a whole race without being changed. lower aero lower tire temperature. Agreed: no DRS. Have to lower the weight:: target 600Kg. Idea:: car weight in Kg equal to car HP 600Kg = 600 HP 900Kg = 900 HP Allow full carbon brakes on cars where development is under $50M/year. won't happen. On the other hand we don't want disposable gear boxes either. Length 4.5m width 1.9m height 1m Don't "just give back position" use the long lap system of MotoGP (several times depending on severity of incident.)
An executive at one of the other major tire manufacturers recently told me that re-entering F1 would not be a priority since the profit supplying teams is not significant and the ROI (=sales directly related to F1 marketing) is not significant either. Since 2011, when Pirelli became exclusive supplier to F1, it has never increased revenues greater than 4% (excluding Pandemic volatility and one time charges). In about half those years, revenues decreased. PIRC's earnings in 2024 were less than in 2012. As an investor, their stock price today is about the same as in 2018 with (my description) an inconsistent 4% dividend yield. In sum, I like their products more on my vehicles than in my portfolio.
