Pirelli has been supplying tires for F1 cars since 2011, and today we will reveal where the compounds are produced.
In the F1 World Championship the single-tyre regime applies, which means that there is only one tire supplier, and the teams have no way of choosing. The same situation has been repeated since 2007, when the Michelin he bid farewell to the Circus, leaving the Bridgestone dominance for four seasons. In 2011, the Japanese company was replaced by Pirelliwhich recently renewed its contract for another three seasons, and is responsible for the constant development of the compounds.
It must be said that since Pirelli arrived in F1, tires have taken on even greater importance than in the past, and it has often happened that It wasn’t the fastest car overall that won, but the one that best managed the degradation of the compounds, which compared to Bridgestone, also due to FIA requests for the benefit of entertainment, has always been much higher. In the next lines, we will reveal the place where Pirelli makes the tires.
F1, here is the place where Pirelli produces the tyres
There Pirelli it is an Italian company in all respects, and this would lead you to think that F1 tires are also produced in our country. Actually, this process takes place near Slatina, Romania, where there is the plant responsible for the construction of tires for the maximum formula. Furthermore, the Milanese company has another production plant dedicated to motorsport, which is located in Izmit, Turkey.
It must be said that Italian technicians are those who deal with product development, and it all starts from Pirelli’s headquarters, which is located in Milan. Afterwards, the tires are produced in Romania, but it is clear that it is only a question of the construction process in the strict sense, given that the ideas are formulated entirely in Italy. Instead, as regards disposal after the end of use, there is another type of process, also outside our country.
Once the F1 cars have finished using the tires to the bone, they are shipped to the Pirelli plant in Didcot, Great Britain, for disposal. Therefore, the practical processes take place far from our country, but as far as planning and everything else is concerned, Italy has a central role, and this is a great source of pride for us.
