How Formula 1 Tyres Are Tested

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

The Tom Scott of Motorsport

[@abigailcooling6604]

Very accurate.

[@JoviusAquariums]

Very accurate, very high compliment, very deserved!

[@mikulitsi1819]

Absolutely

[@WallesKartingAddiction]

Thats so right

[@TleafarafaelT]

Scom Tott?

[@letuotter]

YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS please try to show the manufacturing process, that's very interesting to materials nerds like me

[@NotSure416]

Yeah, there's a video out there of how F1 tyres are made.

[@theairaccumulator7144]

If they won't even let you buy a legit F1 tyre why do you think they'll show any step of the process in more than passing detail?

[@race-element]

Nice explanation of wheel slip and load, it's a very underestimated part of motorsports.

[@DFSJR1203]

I worked for several years as a tire technician on the Firestone Firehawk IndyCar tires. In case of a blow out I used a reciprocating saw to cut them apart. My main job was looking for belt delamination and figure out why it happened.

[@74_pelicans]

thanks for your service

[@philippepanayotov9632]

Respect

[@xxlarrytfvwxx9531]

Are you allowed to say "generally" what the rough procedure would be if an event similar to the F1 2021 Baku or 2023 Qatar GPs were to occur?

[@Sassenhaim]

Like a real tire mechanic ❤ In nascar how much difference is there between a right and left tire? Just interested 😊

[@xxlarrytfvwxx9531]

@@Sassenhaim I think JGR uploaded a short about the martinsville tires where the lefts have minimal air pressure and are a softer compound?

[@sebulbathx]

The tyres are so complex like you think "it's just rubber" but there is so much more to it. So much money and research goes into this it's totally its own section beside the cars. And this just shows the importance for knowing or having the most data on the tyres to be able to extract the most grip.

[@GeorgeProbably]

Mario Isola - my GOAT! Those 3D graphics are super clean too!

[@abigailcooling6604]

It's always a good day when a Matt Amys vid drops! Please please please try to show how the tyres are made in future - I really wanna know

[@TommoMcCluskey]

THIS IS WHY HE'S THE GOAT

[@adam_sanderson]

What a legend. I love seeing behind the scenes of the stuff we often overlook in motorsport! Great video. 🔥

[@alanlucas501]

Fascinating! Thank you for that! 🙏🏻👍🏻 More please!

[@antiopecorso3921]

bring back the old days where there was multiple tyre manufacturer to lessen the predictability of the race. plus fuel stops. make it more exciting

[@fernando47180]

Wouldn't that compromise safety?

[@antiopecorso3921]

@@fernando47180 I don't it would be. technology is advance now compared from the pass. they can disable the throttle pedal till the fuel cap is closed of fuel nozzel is completely off

[@Becky_Cooling]

1:44 'non-published photographs 1948-1972' I want to look at them now!

[@philipegoulet448]

Good catch! I'm so curious to see what is in there!

[@aljaz9394]

Best F1 youtube channel by far, always very interesting and informative, stuff you don't see anywhere else

[@shaxxs]

Honestly I'm still amazed how Matt gets all these access 😆 Great video tho, as always

[@--onewheelskyward--]

I'm surprised to hear you say you never thought of tire noise- it's most of what you hear every day when you go outside. In a city, it's a vast majority of the ambient sound, and has been since engines (petrol and otherwise) have gotten relatively quiet, but tires have not. I learned this one the hard way riding a bike path in the middle of a freeway near an airport, I couldn't hear the 737 a few hundred feet overhead because of the noise from the cars nearby.

[@SmallBlogV8]

When I was a child I used to think that ambient air made a sound. I didn't realise that what I was actually hearing in moments outside with no other noise was mass tyre roar from the M4 motorway a couple of miles from my home...

[@--onewheelskyward--]

@@SmallBlogV8 hah wow! The things we simply accept, eh? :)

[@Becky_Cooling]

@@SmallBlogV8 Wait, that's tire noise, not engine sound‽

[@livin90proof]

How has this geezer not got more subs , such a great channel 👏 👍

[@misskz100]

That was really interesting, thanks for all the effort you put into this. Would definitely watch more about the manufacturing process if you get the opportunity.

[@zoltanvaczi230]

Nice video, loved the graphics and the 4K!

[@Nebula490]

I was looking out for George russel hiding in a corner trying to figure out why he can't drive quick.

[@andrewmcleod9312]

Thank you so very much for this video !! You are an absolute champion !! Learnt a lot from this video !!

[@allankamen9875]

Awesome video! Very educational, interesting and informative.

[@HrznZr]

All of this research and all these facilities and F1 drivers still end up complaining about the tires’ inconsistency between different days of the same race weekend. Simulation and machine testing can only teach so much. Honestly, just bring back tire wars. It would be beneficial for everyone.

[@travel1071]

I can't wait for the video about the manufacturing of tyres!!!

[@israfeleugen9183]

Nice vid, i like this kind of vids when i'm eating, it helps me to relax and enjoy the food 👍👍

[@acebase14days]

The GOAT has posted🤚🏿🗿

[@chrisviera]

There is a whole separate room for all the Pirelli calendars... so used to look forward to those being released. If ya know you know.

[@maciekkurzelewski1262]

We are waiting for christmas gift! (new grid edit tutorial would be lovely!!!) Best regards, xoxo

[@shadesofpurple06]

Great video Matt

[@Nebula_Ultra]

This guy is the Matt Amy of youtube.

[@Tutur109]

How come that guy doesn’t have more followers ?! Hi from France 🏎️

[@progermv]

Awesome content!

[@jimlong8077]

I sold tires in Texas for over a decade. All the older guys who made the most sales used to say "Those Pirellis dont last cos they test em in Italy where the climates all cooler and they wear ouit faster in this texas heat". I used to parrot their advice. I think back and laugh now...

[@blueskyfield]

great video. thanks!

[@edwardwong654]

As someone with a tyre fetish, this is pure porn! I should register myself.

[@johnblayn]

Don’t show this to Bin Russel

[@kevinthabomoore1558]

Brilliant brilliant video!!

[@giridharanvel919]

Awesome video, hope you can make the manufacturing process video happen.

[@mikulitsi1819]

Fantastic video

[@las10plagas]

nice! would have loved to see the raw footage and sound of those tests ;-)

[@Alewiska]

Yes please show how they are made!! Also how they fuel F1 cars now lol I can’t find any videos on it

[@GeometryEX-hp9zs]

I have always hoped to add more tire suppliers. A single tire supplier means monopoly and unstable quality. The team has complained about this issue several times. Pirelli's tire degradation seems to be the most obvious among all tire suppliers. And the team does not really know the limit of the decline. As a result, the team's strategy will become very extreme. If Michelin or Bridgestone can be added, the situation will be much better. Increasing competition is still important. However, I understand that Michelin withdrew from the F1 supply contract mainly because consumption and research and development are not proportional. Simply put, supplying F1 is a losing business. In the end, they withdrew from the tire supply. The current F1 is not good-looking, and it is even a bit too boring. Maybe it won't be long before the F1 bubble will stop completely.

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

It would be really cool to see the testing machine introduce curbing. It could be done if the surface below the road belt had hydraulicly lifted sections.

[@raynerfpv2471]

I would love to get my hands on an old F1 tyre as a souvenir 😁

[@Palmit_]

really good vid and very interesting. Thank you. One thing, and i'm sure i wont be alone in asking... How do they make the new tyres so shiny and stay shiny until fitted and used?? Is it a heat treatment? A special coating? A combination of both? Thank you in advance :)

[@nucspartan321]

Great video

[@alexpeartree2019]

1:10 definitely looking for a calendar 👀😉

[@frankdatank5002]

All this just to see Michelin still make a far better product! Hey at least in F1 they are shiny so that’s pretty to see when they exit pit lane!

[@Palmit_]

and the Michelin Man .. which in my mind, is everlasting ultimate product marketing. Is the michelin man even for sale these days ? What could pirelli even be able to do to match that iconic status. After all, pirelli just throw their used rubber into more rubber. sure a hat and a tshirt, but pirelli are not and have not created anything "iconic". No logo. No identity. just dull record book entries.

[@Palmit_]

even dunlop made tennis shoes and tennis balls.

[@giuseppec.956]

How do you know that Michelin makes a far better product? Pirelli makes tires for the fastest cars in the world, that achieve unbelievable performance. And btw even if you take a trip to the nurburgring you will see that most supercars have Pirelli tires

[@HappySmiley23]

If you want to make a video in the Pirelli factory in Romania contact me, we'll see what we can do...

[@bharathvishva2677]

snapping turtle!!

[@ayrtonhockaday]

Secret test facility... not so secret now 😂

[@therealBocaStudios]

At this point to think you could get rid of tire blankets or even switch brands is ridiculous thought to even entertain

[@Tom_Der_Echte]

0:01 not so secret anymore 😉

[@ivanfangio]

Do it!

[@Octet]

100kg? Seems low

[@jorge8596]

No wonder their tires are shit if they are putting 100kg of load on a test where the real tire would have at least four times that

[@magnustangen6269]

How do they make the virtual tyre for the sim? Its probably a trade secret but that is extremely interesting and smart!

[@Mitsou44]

3:06 At first I saw Pirello

[@andreibalan1863]

Maybe they are R&D ther but are made in Romania 😂

[@mgers75]

I dont care for the current objective of making tires that have to be babied to finish a race. The racing was better in the 00's when you have Michelin and Bridgestone buiding tires that you could push and race on. Now we have the worlds best drivers driving to a click track

[@rofalmatt]

wow!

[@ChrisAce117]

No questions on the wet tires?

[@teddygil1990]

it be cool if they use two different type of tires company's even if it means same time different tires to see who does better with what

[@wfomph1435]

Y E S MORE

[@Swat_Dennis]

I don’t get it though, Pirelli still makes shit daily tyres. Michelin wins there

[@alexjohnward]

No tyre war, the tyres are junk.

[@Twincharger_50]

3:08 I didn't even know they were rubber 😭

[@Revolzer]

Did you think it was plastic?😂

[@Twincharger_50]

@Revolzer I though it was some type of plastic or wood 🙈

[@RandomTheories]

its not "secret facility" if its on youtube :P

[@cxg88]

They should let Goodyear use it for the crappy NASCAR tires 😂😂

[@folu12]

Time to see if George Russells comments hold weight.

[@iam_Oswald]

Please what did he say?

[@folu12]

@@iam_Oswald GR or Matt? GR said the Pirelli data on the tyres are not accurate, causing race strategies to change dramatically, race to race. Matt says in this video that Pirelli stress test their tyres a lot and have many ways of doing it. Though I did notice some improvements in the facilities they use for the tyres. And maybe Pirelli should let teams test the tyres even further than they already do.

[@stellingbanjodude]

I wish they made Nascars tires .

[@pokornys4745]

Secret testing facility 😅 not anymore

[@Pitoumotorsport]

Sans concurrence comme Michelin, ce constructeur est le meilleur ou plus précisément, le moins mauvais...

[@josegrullon024]

They better turn it around tyre degradation at an all time high for F1.

[@benbradbury3665]

Are they actually tested? based on some of the issues from this season… there is definitely some extra quality control needed…

[@Seanbyford]

That’s a rather simplistic opinion. It’s impossible to 100% map a tyre to a track surface as the track is constantly changing throughout the race - and the driver will not always drive optimally due to his own errors and traffic

[@melvinbriggs205]

Not a secret anymore

[@timpeachey9394]

Probably why they are so s***. Maybe start testing them on cars instead of in a cheese factory.

[@jaydensmith1181]

Well its not a seceret anymore is it?

[@tysont7651]

Not so secret anymore

[@realamerican5016]

They suck. I hope they get a new tire supplier.

[@rafaeltavares6928]

Why are they so criticized then?

[@juusoleinonen]

They need to change the tyres. Current ones suck

[@therealBocaStudios]

Whaaaat are you talking about..these tires are the best they’ve ever been…they don’t even go flat in a wreck

[@MuhammadNiz007]

It's time F1 ends this monopoly and let's other tyre manufacturer join because Pierrli era has been the worse

[@jamnchips]

None of them want to join because of the tyre degradation rules

[@philipperostin]

Partnership extended onlybecause no other manufacturer wants it !

[@BobSmith-qq3ig]

first

[@ZedNinetySix_]

Michelin > Pirelli

[@armo116]

Nokia > Michelin

[@NUFC2412]

Be great to actually here the tyres etc above the constant talking 😢

[@SoFloDamien]

Very cool video. Now every time I watch F1 I will feel like one of the Pirelli techs. Who’s in charge of those heinous wheel covers? Those need to go. I don’t care how much more aero it makes the car. People wanna see cool rims

[@Name-ub1kz]

Oke and when they gonna make the tire better?

[@robinbinder8658]

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