Sentence examples for grooved tyres from inspiring English sources
When the grooved tyres first came in, everyone thought F1 had gone mad.
But what I can say is that throughout my years in F1 - which included an era when Goodyear was the sole supplier, then tyre wars involving them, Bridgestone and Michelin, with grooved tyres and so on - there were a number of times when tyres were very challenging.
The resulting changes have included reducing the capacity and power of engines, the use of grooved tyres to reduce cornering speeds, the introduction of the HANS device to protect drivers' necks in accidents, circuit re-design and greatly increased requirements for crash testing of chassis.
The sport's sole tyre supplier, Bridgestone, provided two specifications of grooved dry tyres for the race, designated Soft (also referred to as the "prime" tyre) and Super Soft (also referred to as the "option" tyre).
It was clear the track was going to dry but there were doubts about whether it would be ready for grooved slick tyres by the time the 60-minute session was reaching a close.
Several teams tested using Bridgestone slick tyres, as preparation for the switch from grooved to slick tyres for the 2009 season, and BMW Sauber tested a Kinetic Energy Recovery System, also for the following year.
Struggling with the new four-grooved tyres introduced that year, he was outpaced by his new team-mate—Heinz-Harald Frentzen, his replacement at Williams two years previously and appeared to lose motivation.
For the weekend, the grooves in the tyres were painted green to promote environmentally friendly driving.
