Here you can see a never-ending wall of tires wrapped in electric warmers, while engineers download and decipher the car's telemetry.Ī big thanks to Abdullah, who organizes the Gulfrun, for sending through these pics! Testing tires is obviously taken seriously in Formula 1. Seeing an F1 car without its livery is certainly a rare privilege! Abdullah spoke with the team, and was told they were using the Toyota F1 to test the Pirelli tires for the 2011 season.Ĭontinuing on from what I was discussing with the Team NFS Z4, viewing a race car up close makes you appreciate their intricate – and beautiful – designs. The Toyota F1 team had ceased competing at the end of the 2009 season. Speedhunters reader Abdullah-Al-Sayer happened to catch the ex-Toyota F1 team testing out the new tires.Ībdullah was attending an open track day at Bahrain's F1 circuit, when he stumbled upon a rare sighting in the pitlane…

With Bridgestone exiting the sport at the end of this year's season, all the teams will be running Pirelli rubber from 2011 onwards.

2010 was a cracker with an intense battle for the championship, and next year will have an unknown spice thrown into the mix: all new tires. The Formseason is looking like a mouth-watering proposition.

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