2017 Tyres revealed

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ChrisDanger
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bhall II wrote:Much wider floor and larger diffuser...

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Those tyres look fantastic!

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Juzh
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Rears are simply bonkers :shock: =D>

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djos
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Omg, the rule makers totally nailed the tires sizes, I love them! =D>
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mclaren111
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This should have been done years and years ago !!!! #-o #-o #-o

Thank goodness it has finally happened =D> =D> =D>

Will look like a proper race car again =D> =D> =D>

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Formula Wrong
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They're testing the wets now:

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So far, the new tyres look fantastic. I can't wait for next year!
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siskue2005
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Made this photoshop to show how the 2017 rear wing will look like :D it looks alot better
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real pic
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FW17
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That front tyre looks awful. What is happening to those sidewalls??

Last time Michelin used that tyre width width it looked much better. These look like some bubble tyres from monster trucks

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Formula Wrong
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FW17 wrote:That front tyre looks awful. What is happening to those sidewalls??

Last time Michelin used that tyre width width it looked much better. These look like some bubble tyres from monster trucks

http://pix.crash.net/motorsport/710/42490.jpg
Weren't those as wide as current tyres?
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siskue2005
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here is another photoshop (this is not my work)
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original pic
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SR71
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FW17 wrote:That front tyre looks awful. What is happening to those sidewalls??

Last time Michelin used that tyre width width it looked much better. These look like some bubble tyres from monster trucks

http://pix.crash.net/motorsport/710/42490.jpg

Looks exactly the same to me. Lack of Pirelli graphics is what you're probably reacting to.

When Pirelli has been testing current width tyres they remove side wall graphics and they look just as bad.

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FrukostScones
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Formula Wrong wrote:
FW17 wrote:That front tyre looks awful. What is happening to those sidewalls??

Last time Michelin used that tyre width width it looked much better. These look like some bubble tyres from monster trucks

http://pix.crash.net/motorsport/710/42490.jpg
Weren't those as wide as current tyres?
As current rears maybe.
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agip
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Is it a 2016 or 2017 track width?

BanMeToo
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Formula Wrong wrote:They're testing the wets now:

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So far, the new tyres look fantastic. I can't wait for next year!
lmao these look like monster truck tires.

PhillipM
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Interesting, gone for a centreless design to cut down on aquaplaning - they might actually work even better than the current tyres even with the extra width.

Phillyred
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I just wish (like others have mentioned) they went for a lower profile design.. Those rims look silly in this day and age.

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