(no frames? - click here)

If you're interested in finding out more about F1 tyres then I'd advise following some of the links below. (Please note: the American spelling of tyre is "tire")

The tyre companies

Bridgestone (the motorsport section is very interesting, especially the interviews with tyre-supremo Hirohide Hamashima)

Michelin

Formula One in general

Mercedes-Benz Motorsport

F1i.com - a good site for information on F1 and has a nice collection of images

Google.com - Use the image search to find motorsport pictures

Miscellaneous

Howstuffworks.com - a good site to find simple explainations on

Bouncing-Balls.com - a rather strange site explaining more than you ever wanted to know about rubber

A report into the tread separation problems experienced in the late 1990's by Bridgestone/Firestone tyres, which also contains a nice history and explanation of the chemistry of tyres

Disclaimer

All of the photographs used on this website were used without permission and retain their original copyright status.

Credits

This website was produced by Andrew Hancock (e-mail) for the Level II Web Project, Department of Chemistry, University of Bristol, UK.