The Formula One are set to increase the wheel size of the cars from sixteen inch to eighteen inch ones, which will make a lot of difference in the way the cars will drive, Pirelli boss Mario Isola has explained.
It's not just the aesthetics that will change, although it will be a very different visual. And not one we're particularly fond of at that. However, changing the size of the wheel also changes the way the entire call will have to be built, as Isola explains.
"[Going to] low profiles means you have to redesign the suspension; it’s a different behaviour of the car," he told RaceFans.
"In terms of aero you have a lot of differences; you have to redesign the brakes.
"There are a lot of impacts, but I believe if the target is to have an 18-inch tyre, we can do that.
"If the new target is 18-inch tyres, but with a car that is reducing the performance – I’m not saying it’s easy, but it’s a bit easier than what we did two years ago.
“Because you can just downgrade and change and so on, and then you are close to the performance levels that are expected."
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