Ferrari tires change

Hundreds of previous threads about this and the answer as with cambelts is: it depends

Do you not drive in the wet ? Is your car stored in the dark ?

This sort of thing can help but ultimately its your choice - for maximum performance yes maybe 2-3 years but from your description I'd begin to think about changing as suggested by your Google research

 

5 years on from the date code on the side of the tire and the missus starts to nag me! Roughly 16 K miles and 4 years for the F-car. 1 track day in that time.

I give the tires the once over from time to time looking for splits, cracks, tread depth, etc...T

 

Like greyboxer said, tons of thread just like cam belts, and the answer is the same: why would you take the chance? Even a good inspection can't reveal the compound hardening.

I once waited a couple of weeks too long (I was waiting for the tires to go on sale): there was a sudden traffic back-up, I hit my brakes and slid into the car in front of me. There went any savings

 

I haven't run into this since I wear out my tires well before 5 years. I don't know what Ferrari you have, but a new set of tires every 5 years is probably about $1500. Heck, your yearly oil change is almost that much.

 

The tires on my 612 were mounted 3/13/2017 at 24,404 (I keep a spreadsheet on all my cars). I now have 44,650. They will be replaced when I put the car back on the road this spring, even though there is still acceptable tread left. (The Michelin Pilot Sport 4S are amazing).

As I recall when Paul Walker died in that crash a suspected contributor was tires that were 8 years old. Beyond the possibility of failure is the question of performance, particularly in wet conditions. I realize some people don't take their car out in rain, but I drive mine in rain or shine. I've driven my 612 to Florida twice, Canada 3 times and Arizona once. This September I'll be taking it to Colorado. I can't be worried about tire failure. Forget that if I had a failure it could ruin the wheel and cause damage to the suspension, just the inconvenience of getting a flat bed to take the car to a dealer for repair is deterrent enough. Of course even with a brand new tire I can still get a flat.

I bought my FF in November, 2019. The summer tires are dated from 2017. I have new winter tires on it right now. This spring I will have new summer tires mounted. It may be a bit premature, but I don't like the look of them. If it's not a matter of how much, why fool with it?