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This is how the 18-inch wheels look like on a Formula 2 car
In 2021, Formula 1 will race with 18-inch wheel rims, up from the current specification of 13-inch. The tests with the new wheels are in full swing because they will be part of F2 from next season.
Formula 2 in 2020 will serve extra data for Pirelli as they're desperate to get the tyres right for the regulation overhaul. The tyres this season are a major talking point, something Pirelli won't want come 2021.
At the end of the 2019 season, Formula 1 teams will have the opportunity to use the new wheels. But just recently in Italy, Pirelli put the new wheels on a Formula 2 car and released these images.
18-inch tyres arrive in @fia_f2: after a shakedown at Mugello, it’s the first proper test in Spain this week. These tyres will be raced in #Formula2 next year. You’re looking at the future, right now. #Fit4F2 pic.twitter.com/jtuMwqay6e
— Pirelli Motorsport (@pirellisport) 18 June 2019
