First thoughts on the New F1 changes and broadcast.

[97prizm]

That's not accurate - this is only for used tires. They are recycled, at least.

According to a 2025 Jalopnik article "
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Pirelli actually collects all the tires from the race weekend, regardless of whether they're used or not."
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"When Pirelli's professionals are done with them, those F1 tires are then shipped to England, where they're shredded and converted to small rubber pellets. The pellets are ultimately burned under extreme heat as tire-derived fuel to power concrete factories."

 

[billt460]

According to a 2025 Jalopnik article "
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Pirelli actually collects all the tires from the race weekend, regardless of whether they're used or not."
"
"When Pirelli's professionals are done with them, those F1 tires are then shipped to England, where they're shredded and converted to small rubber pellets. The pellets are ultimately burned under extreme heat as tire-derived fuel to power concrete factories."

I read that Hamilton wanted a few F1 tires "for decoration" in one of his homes, and he was told no. Not one tire, used or new, is allowed to leave the confines of the track. Every one of them is under direct control of Pirelli at all times.

They can demand tires off any car, of any team, at any time, and the teams have to conform to their wishes.... No questions asked.

 

[Hall]

Pirelli actually collects all the tires from the race weekend, regardless of whether they're used or not."

Article I read said the opposite - unused tires are not destroyed. Why would they ? They're the same tires they use for the season.

Lots of contradiction....

Used tires go to incinerators in unmarked trucks, accompanied by security guards.

 

[Pablo]

Listen I will watch

Mainly because I’m psychotically Tifoso.

And I get Apple TV free with T Mobile hahaha

 

[_Will_]

New tech will always lead to technical attrition during races (which does add to the spectacle and randomness) and most car guys love the absurdity of old school F1 or most petrol powered toys, but the lead teams have figured out how to use the tech and are putting on a decent show by bringing in some strategy. Lewis vs. Charles in China was some of the best wheel to wheel F1 has seen in a long time; true skill on display in place of relying on DRS and optimistic lunges.

During the Max domination streak I didn't even watch for a year, referencing Jeremy Clarkson during a grid walk interview at the start of the season he said it was like last season never ended and nobody had changed anything to shake it up. I agreed and didn't see a reason to watch the same season twice with different years on the calendar.

 

[Patman]

Article I read said the opposite - unused tires are not destroyed. Why would they ? They're the same tires they use for the season.

Lots of contradiction....

Given the fact that F1 is trying to portray an image of being good to the environment I don’t believe for a second that they would destroy perfectly good tires. And they are already mounted on the wheels for the race so they will just bring them to other races

 

[4wd]

NASCAR decorator tires LoL

 

[Hall]

Lewis vs. Charles in China was some of the best wheel to wheel F1 has seen in a long time; true skill on display in place of relying on DRS and optimistic lunges.

Haha, no.... Even the drivers calls that "yo-yo'ing". That was nothing more than recharge, deploy, pass, recharge, deploy, other guy passes and repeat.

 

[_Will_]

Haha, no.... Even the drivers calls that "yo-yo'ing". That was nothing more than recharge, deploy, pass, recharge, deploy, other guy passes and repeat.

I'm aware it was pass and repass due to the new systems, but at least added to the action and adds a new dimension. I'll take that over an absurdly dominant engine passing everything in sight with nobody bothering to fight.

Closely matched cars have been fighting for ways to make a pass stick for as long as they've been racing, one gets an advantage from a draft and is in front the next straight and the shoe is on the other foot; swapping advantage isn't anything new. This is just a new way it is happening.

 

[Hall]

This is just a new way it is happening.

Actually, the drivers are on record as saying it's "artificial" and not real passing and that, at least in the case of fairly equal cars, when they pass, they simply don't have the power to pull away and they know with certainty that the driver behind them will have been able to recharge more and that they will pass them in the next braking zone.

 

[billt460]

If it doesn't have at least 10 holes in the block, and rev 21,000 RPM, it's boring. This is just a reminder of what F1 used to sound like..... And should sound like.

 

[_Will_]

Actually, the drivers are on record as saying it's "artificial" and not real passing and that, at least in the case of fairly equal cars, when they pass, they simply don't have the power to pull away and they know with certainty that the driver behind them will have been able to recharge more and that they will pass them in the next braking zone.

Next you'll tell me being in a draft doesn't artificially make the car behind faster due to lower drag and they won't be in danger of being passed by someone in their draft at the next straight.