The tires we use on public roads all have treads, but high-performance Formula 1 cars use slick, treadless tires in dry conditions. This is how they work.
McLaren have been testing Pirelli's 2026 wet weather tyres. McLaren are the latest team to go testing ahead of the 2025 F1 season, with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in action at Circuit Paul Ricard.
Concluding the first 2025 test session for its next generation of rain tyres at Circuit Paul Ricard in France, Pirelli comments that it has acquired reams of data essential to its further development ...