kobayashiGT Internal Moderator March 20, 2020 Share March 20, 2020 1800 Unused F1 Tyres To Be Scrapped After Australian GP Is Canceled Source: https://www.carthrottle.com/post/1800-unused-f1-tyres-to-be-scrapped-after-australian-gp-is-canceled/ Ostentatious excess and lavish extravagance are still traits you associate with Formula 1, even years after the introduction of small capacity turbocharged engines, hybrid powertrains and promises to become carbon neutral. Yet, even by the standards of F1, scrapping 1800 unused tyres seems utterly outrageous. But after the Australian Grand Prix was cancelled at the weekend as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, F1’s sole tyre supplier, Pirelli, is having to chuck away 1800 never-been-used race tyres. The problem, and the reason for the waste, is that tyres which have been mounted on rims and then taken off, cannot be reused. Pirelli considers that it’s just too risky for a tyre to be put under the huge forces that an F1 car generates after the tyre’s bead has been stressed when removing it from a wheel. All the tyres for the race in Australia had been fitted before it was decided to cancel the race and, as the rims are transported by air by the teams and not Pirelli, they now need to be removed from the wheels and therefore cannot be used again. Pirelli has also shipped tyres to the next two GP destinations, Bahrain and Vietnam, even though the races have been postponed. However, none of the 3600 tyres shipped via sea to these locations have been mounted yet, so they can safely remain in their temperature-controlled containers until they need to be used. Pirelli is looking into ways that it might be able to safely reuse tyres that have been removed from a wheel, rather than having to discard them. Until it has found a way to strip them from a rim and remount them without compromising the tyre’s safety, Pirelli is recycling the unused rubber. The tyre company’s most ecological solution to disposing of its waste tyres is to shred them, then ship them to the UK before burning the scraps to create energy for a cement factory in Didcot. After an ordinary F1 race weekend a certain amount of unused tyres will need to be scrapped; 560 brand new wets are often disposed of if there is no rain. But the 1800 tyres that are to be burnt after the cancellation of this year’s first race is unprecedented. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic March 20, 2020 Share March 20, 2020 Make condoms. Rubbers out of the rubbers. Can put on pole position. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvobrick Supersonic March 20, 2020 Share March 20, 2020 26 minutes ago, Turboflat4 said: Make condoms. Rubbers out of the rubbers. Can put on pole position. These rubbers are designed for max grip. So once in, probably can never be pulled out especially after warming to operating temperature. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic March 20, 2020 Share March 20, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Volvobrick said: These rubbers are designed for max grip. So once in, probably can never be pulled out especially after warming to operating temperature. Friction increases the pressure. And the pleasure. I prefer hard. But never soft or super soft. Important thing is getting her wet. And slick. 😁 Edited March 20, 2020 by Turboflat4 ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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