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<\/p>\n\t\tDecoding racing\u2019s most-important ingredient with the Cadillac Formula 1\u00ae Team<\/p>\n
2026-02-24<\/p>\n
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By: Kyle Kinard, Editorial Project Manager, GM News<\/p>\n
Nothing is more complex than a Formula 1\u00ae car\u2019s simplest-looking components: its tires. While Formula 1\u00ae tires may look pedestrian \u2013 round and rubbery like the ones on your own car \u2013 they\u2019re one of the most cutting-edge components on an F1 starting grid.<\/p>\n
And the most critical.<\/p>\n
Tires transfer braking force to the track, translate aerodynamic optimizations into cornering speed, and ultimately deliver all the power made by Formula 1\u00ae\u2019s powerful engines to the road; understanding tires is critical to success in Formula 1\u00ae. After all, tires are the only component that actually touches the ground.<\/p>\n
Episode 7 of the What Makes Fast docuseries focuses on this immense challenge, taking fans all the way to Milan, Italy, into Pirelli\u2019s top-secret tire testing lab. Behind the facility\u2019s securely locked doors, engineering intuition meets cutting-edge tire technology. Here, each Formula 1\u00ae team is allotted an eight-hour testing session to assess this season\u2019s tire compounds, and to compare simulation with real-world test results.<\/p>\n
Two years of virtual development, packed with busy weeks dedicated solely to understanding the tires, have all led to this short test window, wherein the Cadillac Formula 1\u00ae Team will find out if its hard work was enough to bridge expectation and reality.<\/p>\n
During the testing session, the Cadillac Formula 1\u00ae Team was led by Tire Science R&D Leader for GM Motorsports, Heather Bobbitt. At the Milan facility, Bobbitt and the Cadillac Formula 1\u00ae Team were given the opportunity to validate their virtual tire data on Pirelli\u2019s real-world test rigs for the first time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a high-pressure day,\u201d notes Pirelli Motorsport Director Mario Isola. \u201cBecause in eight hours, you have to concentrate on what you need the most.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the Cadillac Formula 1\u00ae Team, it\u2019s an absolutely critical stop for the car\u2019s development, and the stakes couldn\u2019t be higher.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre we actually going be able to correlate our model?\u201d Bobbitt noted as the test approached. \u201cAre we going say that, \u2018Yep, we were in the ballpark, we\u2019re in the window,\u2019 or we may learn that we were way off.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the Cadillac Formula 1\u00ae Team\u2019s journey continues, the team draws ever closer to its first race when \u2013 if you\u2019ll excuse a tire(d) cliche \u2013 the rubber finally meets the road.<\/p>\n
Watch episode 7 below.<\/p>\n
By: Kyle Kinard, Editorial Project Manager, GM News<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Nothing is more complex than a Formula 1\u00ae car\u2019s simplest-looking components: its tires. While Formula 1\u00ae tires may look pedestrian \u2013 round and rubbery like the ones on your own car \u2013 they\u2019re one of the most cutting-edge components on an F1 starting grid.<\/p>\n
And the most critical.<\/p>\n
Tires transfer braking force to the track, translate aerodynamic optimizations into cornering speed, and ultimately deliver all the power made by Formula 1\u00ae\u2019s powerful engines to the road; understanding tires is critical to success in Formula 1\u00ae. After all, tires are the only component that actually touches the ground.<\/p>\n
Episode 7 of the What Makes Fast docuseries focuses on this immense challenge, taking fans all the way to Milan, Italy, into Pirelli\u2019s top-secret tire testing lab. Behind the facility\u2019s securely locked doors, engineering intuition meets cutting-edge tire technology. Here, each Formula 1\u00ae team is allotted an eight-hour testing session to assess this season\u2019s tire compounds, and to compare simulation with real-world test results.<\/p>\n
Two years of virtual development, packed with busy weeks dedicated solely to understanding the tires, have all led to this short test window, wherein the Cadillac Formula 1\u00ae Team will find out if its hard work was enough to bridge expectation and reality.<\/p>\n
During the testing session, the Cadillac Formula 1\u00ae Team was led by Tire Science R&D Leader for GM Motorsports, Heather Bobbitt. At the Milan facility, Bobbitt and the Cadillac Formula 1\u00ae Team were given the opportunity to validate their virtual tire data on Pirelli\u2019s real-world test rigs for the first time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a high-pressure day,\u201d notes Pirelli Motorsport Director Mario Isola. \u201cBecause in eight hours, you have to concentrate on what you need the most.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the Cadillac Formula 1\u00ae Team, it\u2019s an absolutely critical stop for the car\u2019s development, and the stakes couldn\u2019t be higher.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre we actually going be able to correlate our model?\u201d Bobbitt noted as the test approached. \u201cAre we going say that, \u2018Yep, we were in the ballpark, we\u2019re in the window,\u2019 or we may learn that we were way off.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the Cadillac Formula 1\u00ae Team\u2019s journey continues, the team draws ever closer to its first race when \u2013 if you\u2019ll excuse a tire(d) cliche \u2013 the rubber finally meets the road.<\/p>\n
Watch episode 7 below.<\/p>\n
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