{"id":9536,"date":"2026-03-03T02:17:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=9536"},"modified":"2026-03-03T02:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:17:56","slug":"formula-1-what-are-the-different-tyres-used-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=9536","title":{"rendered":"Formula 1: What are the different tyres used in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Slicks are the tyres used most often and get their name from having a smooth, rounded look.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">There are five slick compounds, ranging from the hardest to the softest &#8211; C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Pirelli selects three compounds from this range for each race week &#8211; and the selection depends on possible strategies and characteristics of the tracks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">So for one race, the C3 could be the softest tyre, whereas for another it could be the  medium or hardest tyre in the selection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Each compound is defined by its colour, with the softest marked red, the medium yellow and the hard white.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The red softs provide the most grip, but do not last long before degrading. The white hard tyres last the longest but offer less grip and speed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Soft tyres are typically best for qualifying or short stints, while medium and hard tyres are preferred for longer runs in races.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/formula1\/articles\/cly9l13qq8po\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slicks are the tyres used most often and get their name from having a smooth, rounded look. There are five slick compounds, ranging from the hardest to the softest &#8211; C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5. Pirelli selects three compounds from this range for each race week &#8211; and the selection depends on possible strategies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}