{"id":900,"date":"2020-08-22T10:37:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T10:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=900"},"modified":"2020-09-22T16:57:25","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T15:57:25","slug":"pirelli-welcome-fia-f1-2021-downforce-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/pirelli-welcome-fia-f1-2021-downforce-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirelli Welcome 2021 Downforce Reduction After Dramatic Tyre Failures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Italian tyre-maker Pirelli has welcomed the FIA\u2019s decision to tweak the technical regulations to reduce the amount of downforce that Formula 1 cars will be able to generate when cornering at high speeds next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noting that the current breed of F1 cars are producing the \u201chighest level of downforce we have ever seen\u201d, Mario Isola, head of F1 and Car Racing at Pirelli Motorsport, said the move should improve tyre longevity and reduce the risk of failures or rapid degradation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Having another step in the direction of reducing the level of downforce is for sure beneficial because with more downforce\u2026 then we have side effects like overheating, blistering, for example, or additional degradation,\u201d Isola said in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article.2021-downforce-cut-more-than-welcome-as-pirelli-prepare-for-third-season.3BCxFZRI45gMIhIR6V3ntS.html\">Formula1.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed that the current edition of Pirelli tyres have been in use in Formula 1 since 2019, and they weren&#8217;t designed to deal with the sort of loads contemporary F1 cars generate during high-speed cornering .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continuing, he said the only thing they\u2019ve been able to do this season to improve tyre longevity is mandate higher minimum tyre pressures for teams to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2020 British Grand Prix at Silverstone saw <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/tag\/mercedes-f1\/\">Mercedes<\/a> drivers Valtteri Bottas and <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/tag\/lewis-hamilton\/\">Lewis Hamilton<\/a> both suffer punctures despite their best efforts to manage their tyres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/fia-postpone-engine-modes-ban-italy\/\">FIA to Postpone Qualifying Engine Modes Ban Until Italy GP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/tag\/valtteri-bottas\/\">Bottas<\/a> dropped from second to eleventh as a result of his tyre failure, while Lewis Hamilton just about managed to hold on to victory, crossing the finish line with a destroyed front-left tyre. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/tag\/fia\/\">FIA<\/a> has notified constructors that the downforce reduction will be achieved by trimming back the outer floor area. 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