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Drivers to sample 2021 F1 tyres in Bahrain practice

Formula 1 drivers will have the opportunity to trial Pirelli’s 2021-specification tyres at this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Pirelli has been Formula 1’s sole tyre supplier since 2011 and for 2021 had planned to introduce 18-inch wheels. But the debut of the revised tyre size has been put back by 12 months as part of the cost-saving initiatives adopted by Formula 1 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead Pirelli is tweaking its current specification tyres, which are the 2019-spec after the 2020 batch were rejected by teams, for the 2021 season. Drivers previously tested prototype tyres during practice for Formula 1’s Portuguese Grand Prix last month and Pirelli will now bring some...
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