F1 Explained: Beginner's Guide To Tyres

Updated for the 2017 season, here's everything you need to know about F1 tyres.
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[@notaidan4451]

KZbin: imma recommend this when it’s completely outdated 3 years later

[@Galanonim022]

@America he's just making a joke kid

[@VxG_Ghost]

I am new to f1, why is this outdated?

[@Galanonim022]

@@VxG_Ghost different tyres

[@TuanDoan-qk3dw]

@@Galanonim022 these tyres was used since 2016-2018 till 2019 it got reduced to 3 types of tyres only

[@whaazup4ma]

@@VxG_Ghost Its not really outdated. Technically, there are still 2 Wet and 5 dry compounds. But the have different names now. It Used to be that each dry compound had its own name and color associated with it: Purple - UltraSoft; Red - Supersoft; Yellow - Soft; White - Medium; Orange - Hard. Now they are named, From hardest to softest - C1, C2, C3, C4, C5. Pirelli assigns 3 of them for the race weekend (c1c2c3 or c2c3c4 or c3c4c5, always adjacent) and then colors them with same 3 colors every weekend: Red - Soft, Yellow - Medium, White - Hard. for the purposes of the Grand Prix the Red tyre is always the softest, White is the hardest and Yellow is medium tyre for that specific GrandPrix. But commentators and viewers can always access info about which specific tyre is used.

[@robot3759]

Also for people curious, the covers they have on the tyres are heating pads so when the fresh tyres go on, they are warm enough to provide grip until the road warms them up. Same reason you see the people with the hair-dryer looking things, those are basically blow-torches used to warm the brakes so they have enough grip to stop the car until they get enough heat from general use. If you would want to see what a car would do without this, look at the Top Gear clip of Hammond driving a F1 car. Basically, he doesn't drive fast enough to retain heat in the tyres and brakes and spins out at practically every turn.

[@gid587]

Ironic that this is getting recommended after Baku

[@Riskzey]

KZbin sus. Pirelli gonna sue them

[@OpticWasTaken]

Yeah same

[@chickenchomper69]

Same but after Hungary

[@tokewibesrensen3036]

Sochi

[@Nothing....]

Mine after turkey

[@uusername]

Yes yes yes i'm doing all the tires you don't have to remind me every second.

[@FikriKawakibi]

Just leave me alone i know what im doin...

[@mulsanne1]

Bwoah

[@retyeoiutx5677]

just leave me alone I’m reading the comments

[@akhil1781]

Bwoah

[@thatredsunburst]

R/wooooooosh there tyres not tires in F1

[@tsukikage3941]

"Moves up to 85 litres per second" Somehow that seems fucking amazing to me. 1 litre is a lot, but a single tire moves 85 litres in a single second. w h a t

[@franverrr]

per 4 tires

[@ALPHABYTE1994]

But you know than it is 85 liters when car goes 300km/h

[@slinky4126]

I drink 0.5 liter of water per day

[@ALPHABYTE1994]

@@slinky4126 pure water maybe yes, but with other and in food more.

[@ALPHABYTE1994]

But you know than it is 85 liters when car goes 300km/h

[@amranalsiyabi2224]

"Requires skill and strategy" Donna if Ferrari understands these 2 words .....

[@jasper7894]

Emran Alsiyabi ii

[@globalcombattv]

I find it very funny how some average joe sitting at home knows better than Ferrari.

[@amranalsiyabi2224]

I find it hilarious how some people assume who you are and how much you know based on a KZbin comment.

[@globalcombattv]

Yeah, you just stated a very strong argument against me. lol.

[@HENKISAFAG]

Emran Alsiyabi internet is indeed a world filled with people assuming too much.

[@goose96112]

How about some Rainbow tires? When you put them on the car just starts FLYING.

[@De-M-oN]

Snow tyres. So we can drive some races at winter :p

[@tannermccage554]

Garon Moore rainbow tires so they can *BUMP DRAFT* Racing version of anal sex

[@arturnechaicik1640]

are that dum there are barely any flying cars... god make up ur mind

[@JH-pj8ld]

There is a rainbow range of tyres of 2018, kudos for predicting the future XD.

[@quadmax4583]

JH yeah

[@rudyrudolfmasoara8]

If you are watching this in 2019 There is only 5 compounds which is 1 soft 2 medium 3 hard 4 inter or the Green tyre 5 wets

[@gtrigwell4058]

@Presley Mpunga • 33 years ago Savant

[@felito21]

@Presley Mpunga He means that in 2019 the compounds changed to only 3 dry tyres and the usual 2 wet Dry: Soft, medium and hard. Which are the "Red" "Yellow" & "White". Pretty sure that in 2020 they are going to be the same

[@kain5637]

FELITO 21 there are still all the same dry compounds, just numbered C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5. And Pirelli chooses 3 to take to each race such as C2, C3 and C4 or C3, C4 and C5. They just make the hardest one white, medium yellow and red for soft. Like the Hard for Monaco is the soft at Barcelona.

[@takumifujiwara2591]

2020: soft. medium. hard. wets

[@monis1894]

@@kain5637 Almost correct. This video is so old they even made a change with the tyres before they change it again to what we have today. In 2018 they added "Hypersoft" and "Superhard". So in 2018 we had 7(!) dry compounds. From 2019 they removed the compounds "Supersoft" and "Superhard" and named them C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5.

[@lampoilropebombs0640]

LEAKED: Ferrari strategists are putting 3 sets of wets for Bahrain when no rain was detected

[@jaces2511]

Oh yes for next season Ferrari has already prepared soft and hard tires for 100% rain in Britain

[@devniravkumarbharuchaclass4310]

in which year ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[@reyodazasf8342]

DEV NIRAVKUMAR BHARUCHA CLASS VI M r/wooooosh

[@mortenmortensson6571]

These videos really make me excited for the weekend! Good job!

[@Abo39FooR]

when is the race if i may ask

[@ollo6976]

ARE YOU SERIOUS? I CAN TELL YOU EVEN MORE THAN THAT! FRIDAY- PRACTICE 1 PRACTICE 2 SATURDAY- PRACTICE 3 QUALIFYING SUNDAY-RACE

[@jw8599]

Mr39foor depends on where you are

[@Conor214]

@morten mortwnsson how has your three years been

[@mortenmortensson6571]

@@Conor214 Quite good! I've picked up a couple of new hobbies, new school with nice people and I'm in better shape physically. Probably spent a bit more time on youtube than i would like to admit though :) How come you ask? And how has your three years been?

[@AlexanderGkamanis]

That's very good for new fans

[@FridayWeekend]

Yes! I'm one of them :))

[@alikhoobiary6595]

Welcome to the addiction

[@AlexanderGkamanis]

Friday Weekend Welcome my friend!!!!! Go to F1.com or search here to learn some of the history.

[@FridayWeekend]

Αλέξανδρος Γκαμανής, thank you so much! :)

[@FridayWeekend]

HairlessHare, thank you :)

[@XBLHAX]

I love the tire colors.it makes the tire management part of the race easier to understand and looks awesome!!

[@GalaxyRobloxYT]

All the tires Dry tires Ultrasoft : Have the most grip but wears out the fastest Supersoft : Slightly increases the range and slightly less grip Soft : More range and less grip Mediums : Balance of grip and range Hard : Most range but least amount of grip Wet tires Intermediates : Used for ligher rain Wets : Used for heavy rain

[@img4033]

Yes the floor is made out of floor floor

[@potatogirlcultist19]

@@img4033 Yes the hard tyres are uselss in Hungary

[@feedyourcat4780]

Best Tyre of the guide: Max Verstappen

[@turboheadcrab666]

How did this meme with Max started?

[@halofreak1990]

+turboheadcrab666 Because Max is just _that_ good; He can manage tires like no other, find grip in rainy conditions where others don't dare to go, keep much faster cars stuck behind him in an inferior car, and the list goes on and on. There's a reason Max is compared to the likes of Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.

[@armar4844]

+halofreak1990 lol Verstappen fanboy

[@armar4844]

+turboheadcrab666 max would get all the time driver of the day, sometimes undeserved.

[@MessiahNerves]

its a joke because he kept getting driver of the day last year because of twitter.

[@Hawktotalwar]

I got my friend interested in watching F1 this weekend because of your great videos Liberty Media! :)

[@Abo39FooR]

ME TOO

[@FernandoRodriguez-jl7el]

he need to play the f1 game to like it more

[@brownguy2582]

1:09 Hamilton just casually walk by

[@benten1443]

Yep

[@epicbruh8655]

His tyres were gone so he was looking for new ones

[@RandomGuy37]

My tomorrow: 1. wake up, 2. turn on the tv, 3. start watching qualifying, 4. end watching qualifying, 5. play f1 2016 Nice day coming!

[@FernandoRodriguez-jl7el]

do you play practice do you know how to do settings

[@JohnDoe-uu9gh]

Meanwhile I gotta stay up till 2:00 AM to watch quali.

[@theodorep9569]

I hope you like staying at home

[@potatogirlcultist19]

Our tommorow: 1. Wake up, 2. Pick a tyre, 3. Realise it's wrong, 4. Finish 4th and 7th after a 1-2 in qualifying, 5. Sit in a dark room and ponder the meaning of life

[@Streky]

Amazing quality, and content. Thank you Lib!:)

[@randomdude8877]

I love the tires rules. But one thing i would love to add to this sport again to make it more tactical and engaging- pit stops with refueling.

[@tanmayjain3543]

idk if they're gonna add refueling back; fuel used to spill way too often and also led to fires... but you're right, refueling does make the race more tactical

[@Callme1cy]

Purple ultrasoft Red: soft Yellow: medium White: hard Orange: idk maybe ultrahard

[@hecker3459]

Purple ultra soft Red: super soft Yellow: soft White: medium Orange: Hard

[@xbox360HipHop1979]

For someone who is just getting into F1 these videos have been very informative. Thanks and keep them coming!

[@1ksubschallengewithonlyegg420]

0:07 what a beautiful site of this amazing F1 tyres.

[@Naodnkedhdj]

update for new fans: they don't use ultrasofts and super softs anymore :/ they only use soft medium and hards, then the inters and wets for rain

[@Naodnkedhdj]

sorry thats not completely correct, all the soft compounds are just called softs now and are red stripe, all the middle compounds are combined into mediums which are yellow stripe, and all the harder compounds are now hards and are white striped

[@raphael_tremblay]

I can't be the only one who's missing the five colors instead of always using the same three

[@mattle841]

They do use the other 3 it's just changed so it's simplified for fans. FIA and Pirelli have made it so you can only have 3 dry compounds over the race weekend and they choose the C sets prior to the race weekend from previous tyre datas on which they feel are the best ones to use. You may hear the imfomous C3 C4 C5 most race weekends

[@tobias03coimbra52]

I miss them specially the hard blue tyre from 2018

[@banrtv]

@@mattle841 we talking about the colors bruh we know the tires are the same i just miss the colors

[@titan_fx]

@@banrtv yeah, I love those purple color.

[@tastycookiechip]

@@mattle841 It's not simplified at all it's so confusing now. Red can mean 3 different types of softs, yellow can sometimes mean a soft even tho it's the medium colour it's garbage. C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 is a godawful system. The rainbow was as simple as you could get and it was better

[@acid1910]

KZbin's algorithm has a funny sense of humour, I like it, I like it.

[@Denverian]

I'm sure people are revisiting tires after watching 2020 Turkish GP. I never saw inters wearing out becoming slicks

[@sahitimunaga2650]

we all did, again

[@15thcenturyraccoonfarmer73]

Bwoah, good video keep up the great work

[@plebron8534]

This is somehow satisfying

[@seancalasara2345]

This is such a huge tyre update from this video to now

[@Raphael-en6db]

0:40 Me: wait that's not soft, thats medium! Video: *4 years ago* Me: oh

[@remtromol]

what is the name of the music? damn.. it's good

[@wardlawc4]

This is great but I'm looking for more videos on the engineering technology and analysis as the season goes on!

[@bluecrayon007]

F1: let’s explain the tires Also F1: let’s change them

[@joey5106]

what has changed?

[@bluecrayon007]

@@joey5106 they got rid of Ultra Soft and stuff like that, and the colors are different now

[@joey5106]

@@bluecrayon007 I'm new to F1. Can you give me a link or inform me which tyres are still around and what colours they are?

[@ItsRovo]

recommended when the tyres of stroll and verstappen blew up

[@federicoolivetti5172]

YEEES, SI RAGAZZI, MI SENTITE? FORSA FERARI!

[@HighFlyingOwlOfMinerva]

*Forza

[@hridaymehta8672]

Dai dai dai forza Ferrari

[@joenickson2370]

F1 explained is what i was looking for on youtube!Thanks

[@inter-]

keep up the good work, liberty media! this really makes me very excited for the race weekend & informs newcomers to f1. great job!

[@prateeksarin3555]

Best strategy is to go with tyres with almost no pit stops but to pull it off you have to be n amazing excellent driver

[@prateeksarin3555]

Basically go with hard tyres

[@prateeksarin3555]

Or medium

[@prateeksarin3555]

Soft tyres are useless

[@Grant62]

Hmm yes I want to watch an outdated video discussing the several types of tires within F1, many of which aren’t even usable anymore.

[@ChristyKrohne]

Would have nice if it included the estimated laps a specific tyre can do.

[@willemkauffeld7679]

depends on lenght of lap, how the driver drives etc...

[@mvrck28]

Song title is Underground slide by Martin Felix

[@raduanastase7612]

great job coming from the new f1 channel team. getting peeps back into the zone again

[@markmadrid3361]

Yes

[@b_atanassov]

"The rain tyres have CHONKY thread"

[@Podcast_Shorts922]

As of turkey 2020 there are 3 wet tyres. Wet, inters and inter-slicks

[@TheUpoop]

Who's here after Baku 2021?

[@parsakondori]

Im so glad they simplified the compounds in the recent years.

[@titan_fx]

There are simpler choice back then. Only 2 kinds of dry sets back in the late 2000s - early 2010s. Either prime or options tires.

[@Brunodiaz14]

long live Liberty Media 🙌🏻 thank u for finally putting videos in 50/60 fps ;)

[@1nterzept661]

I still wonder why they now use 3 tire compounds and removed Ultra Soft and the old Hard tyre.

[@Red_panda2001]

f1 should make a new video for this

[@jraybay]

Not a new fan but I really like all these videos. Really good cinematography!

[@kamvans]

Super interesting video once again!

[@FIQ2256]

back when Softs used to be Yellow .

[@Anders_Production]

Very good Video

[@letsride5116]

Can you update us for the 2022 tires

[@artus9022]

Really well edited video!

[@nsdbrain3624]

This helped me a lot

[@wiribiri1]

yamang great info thnx

[@benivey5480]

who’s here after they introduced the dry tires

[@08ray.z]

Benjamin Ivey yup

[@pocfavorite]

Not only did I learn about the different compounds, I also learned I have been spelling "tires" wrong my entire life. Tyres...ok, got it.

[@jeffkeith637]

And to think Liberty is a US mob. Well done. Tyres. Tyres.

[@pocfavorite]

Ya no kidding. I guess a joke doesn't go over well in text. Thanks for the education though.

[@Sullyyy]

These videos are amazing im in shock

[@colaflessje]

BRING THESE TIRES BACK BRO

[@loontjet3385]

Plz do more of these information videos! :)

[@ThePanthersdkfz]

Nicely done

[@dielegende9141]

And not to forget the 2018 hypersupermegaultrasofterthansoft

[@blanca19901]

i remember when it was only wet and dry tires for michellin and bridgestone. Those were the good old days.....bwoah.

[@64cgfan]

Rey B They had different dry compounds, you just didn't see them because they didn't label them like Pirelli

[@ThaOlBoy]

Lol I like the catchy beat...

[@bkjj13]

thanks for motorsport manager, now i love race and know typical of tyre

[@De-M-oN]

You even could feel it, if you play F1 2016.

[@florianpike2250]

Thanks for all this YT Stuff

[@billyleung2379]

Thanks

[@dhyanugiriwanaatmodjo1713]

one good improvement from F1

[@nickchampion2213]

Great vid

[@rialdyfahmi7229]

good video

[@Wappie667]

i wish they'd return to the supersofts and ultras and hypers. The c1 2 3 4 5 way worse to follow

[@MegaExCaliber]

Wets: blue Intermediate: green Hard: Orange Medium:Grey Soft: Yellow Super soft: Red Ultra soft: Purple

[@pancytryna9378]

It was so nice

[@EveryonesaSosig]

I'm just here for the fucking beautiful camera work

[@alexthelegend9612]

Recommended After Circuit Paul Ricard. OML😂

[@DoorTechnicianRick]

They litterally made it harder now... Soft was soft and super soft was super soft... Now soft can be supersoft tire but also be medium tire depending on the race ...

[@Zentarius]

Had to come here to understand the tyre choice after Max's win

[@anandg4809]

Hey F1, could you please explain what are the rules regarding used tyres from previous race in practice/qualifying?

[@mrmeseeks7657]

Bring back the hyper soft 😢

[@edmu9799]

i think f1 needs to introduce a tyres that can go the whole race or half . at the end of the day a race is won by boxing at the right time and all that bull. we want a race . not box box , its 2022 we can make stronger tyres. and they will just hurry up.

[@user-wt9nd2sr1g]

Дуже чудовий гайд!

[@viiz-llllll-ziiv6842]

Still one of the best set of tyres in f1 history

[@nikolasdrx46127]

Why is this recommend after bowling in Hungary ?

[@Yathuprem]

Which is the best strategy for Sunday ??

[@Octolicia]

There's actually one wet compund. The other one is like the chicken pox: Nobody wants it, but they got it.

[@Bikewithlove]

Aesthetically pleasing

[@Aniisananime]

Why there can't be one type of tyre that is balanced to roll on any road in any condition?

[@samuele.augustin1933]

What are the factors taken in account for the choice of the three available dry compunds (out of the five) for each race weekend?

[@GTChucker86]

Usually they use the harder compounds on bigger courses like Spa and softer tires on smaller courses like Singapore and Monaco. Soft tires are for time attacks and overtaking while harder tires are for maintaining the lead.

[@muhammadsaadkhan1551]

Why are there only Pirelli tyres ? First there used to be Michelin and Bridgestone ?

[@fastpace101]

Because money and consistency in the product. Formula 1 wants races with pit stops for entertainment value. If multiple tyre companies were competing they would make tyres that could last an entire race. Back in the day multiple companies was the case but nowadays the current system for what F1 wants requires one company.

[@ninjakat8922]

What fastpace said plus I remember a race somewhere around 2004-2006 where bridgestone had a compound issue and more than half of the cars couldn't participate becuase of that. The year after that they changed the regulation to all cars having the same tire manufacturer provide rubber for them

[@fleecemaster]

Yeah, it was the US Grand Prix, only Ferrari and 2 other teams raced! For some reason I watched the whole race, mostly out of shock I think! It was a shame though, I think it was one of the reasons it hurt future plans for a US Grand Prix, would be nice to still have Americans involved.

[@GTChucker86]

The race of the Americas, its been on the calendar since 2011

[@abnormallynormal8823]

Anyone see the new Honda adds? they say the engine was built using info from their F1 cars.... if that's the case, I don't want that shit, they can't keep a car in track more then 20 laps lol

[@naga5707]

BackRoad Kingdom lol so true mate

[@fastpace101]

Wonder if their suspension in their cars was built from that info also.

[@eIucidate]

Bloody hell, who's in their PR department?!

[@user-ct4gb5jc5t]

fastpace101 mclaren suspensions tho

[@madhatten00]

indy car i feel more like f1 is mclaren

[@loontjet3385]

Thanks for the information know I can understand a bit more what my brother is saying. Mostly I just knock yes😕 but now I can talk back!💪

[@justahuman8373]

Yeah but this video was from 2017 and the tyre rules have changed for 2019.

[@coleslawwwww]

KZbin: Hey Wanna See Some Tyres? Me: Uh Ok

[@TerrorRobin]

my honest opinion on the tyre markers is, that you only need markers for hard and soft and not 6 different colours. casual viewers dont know which colour means which compound and to be honest they dont care if this is the 5th softest or 4th. just have hard and soft markers and have 6 different compounds in the backround.

[@De-M-oN]

But the drivers care which tyre the opponent is driving at the moment.

[@De-M-oN]

And of course also I care about which tyre the driver used. This lets you understand why he got faster now, or: oh - verstappen switched to ultrasoft, but hamilton has just soft at the moment - how good can verstappen now perform against him? If you wouldnt see that, you would nothing know about such strategies and so on.

[@TerrorRobin]

you dont understand what i mean. formula 1 choses two tyre compounds for the race weekend. so the drivers and die hard fans will know which softness they drive. i just mean the tyre marker which schould just say soft or hard and not 6 different colours. if you really want to know which degree of softness formula 1 chose for that weekend you can find it out somewhere.

[@De-M-oN]

just 2 tyre types is boring and less strategy. I'm glad that we have now these many types of tyres

[@abuibu]

I've been wanting to watch this video for a few days now, but it's always saying it's unavailable yet still getting recommended to me. KZbin is teasing me.

[@Da_Osta]

The video is outdated anyways

[@cookiedough5055]

When do you use ultrasoft tyres?

[@ayatotakema1194]

please upload an update video there is now a hypersoft tyers

[@AlpineF1_]

u sure about that

[@abdullaaldoseri7588]

yes yes front ultrasoft and the back hard thank you very much