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McLaren Team in pits

David Coulthard was given a push after a slight problem

Tired tyre of Williams car after the race in the parc ferme

Tyre wash

A blocked tyre of Olivier Panis after a engine blow up

Preseason testing week at Barcelona, 19.-23.1.2004

Preseason testing week at Barcelona, 19.-23.1.2004

Michael Schumacher spinning in the "Motodrom"

Montoya breaking into the hairpin

Sticky rubber marbles

Michealin engineers adjusting their temperature sensors

Michelin craftsmen working in their mobile factory

David Coulthard producing smoke

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Cristiano da Matta of Toyota

Juan Pablo Montoya of BMW.WilliamsF1

David Coulthard of McLaren-Mercedes

Anthony Davidson of BAR-Honda

Ralf Schumacher spins the wheels of his Williams FW26-BMW P84

Warming up the tyres was not really necessary

Only 6th place for Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, after suffering with the tyres, to make them last, as his team-mate Vattel arrives in parc ferme, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Pirelli's tyres look markedly different for 2017. The Milan tyre company presented their full range for the next F1 season in paddock, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2016

Wider Pirelli tyres for the 2017 Formula 1 season

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, with intermediate tyres, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Pirelli says Vettel's tyre failure were caused by debris, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Obvius degradation on his super soft tyres: Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Tyre compounds in paddock

Tyre preparation for the Grand Prix weekend: Ultra soft slicks (purple colour)

Used super soft slick front tyre, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Tyre templates

Pirelli tyre service, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, on intermediate tyres as the track dries, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, now on intermediate tyres, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari suffers a puncture after a first-lap collision with Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bull, Mexican Grand Prix, 2015

Wet-weather tyre – just in case, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2015

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, just a bit too much over the limit, locking up the front tyres and taking the escape road at Mirabeau, qualifying, Monaco Grand Prix, 2014

On race lap 45, Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, made his last pit stop, changing from prime to option tyres, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, had just made his last stop for prime tyres, lap 43, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, makes his last stop for prime tyres, lap 43, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, makes his last stop for prime tyres, lap 43, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, makes his last stop for prime tyres, lap 43, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Race leader Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, makes his last stop for prime tyres, lap 43, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, 2014

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari pits for a new set of tyres

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari gets a new set of tyres

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari gets a new set of tyres

Tyre pressure control on Senna's Lotus, German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 1986

Jabouille's Renault in the pits during practice, German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 1980

Sebastian Vettel receives new tyres at Red Bull Racing pits

McLaren mechanics take care of the black gold

Piles of yellow (soft) Pirelli tyres are prepared at Caterham

Nico's stored tyres behind a truck in pits

Used Pirelly tyres after the German Grand Prix

Robber marbles on the tyre collected by a Red Bull-Renault after the race

Mark Webber receives new tyres at Red Bull Racing pits

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, takes the chequered flag in fifth position in front of Rosberg after falling back from P1 with worn out tyres

Hamilton with fresh tyres catches up on Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing who still has to make his pit stop

Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson in the pits during practice, British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, 1978

Paul di Resta, Force India, in the pitlane with new tyres

Nico Rosberg receives fresh tyres at Mercedes GP pits

Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus-Renault drops back with abrasive tyres and a two-stop-strategy

Moet & Chandon prepares a promotional glass pyramid on a Goodyear tire

Dunlop mechanics work on their tyres

A PR lady relaxes besides the tyre truck

Nightly pit stop of Peter Schetty (CH) with the Ferrari 512 S #1038

Nightly pit stop of the fourth placed Ferrari 512 S #1014 driven by Sam Posey (USA) and Ronnie Bucknum (USA)

Charlie Kemp's (USA) Porsche 917/10 TC is being prepared for the Can-Am race on the grid

Tyres with hand-cut grooves are being cleaned for the next session

Arturo Merzario (I) brings the Ferrari 312 PB #0890 back to pits on three tyres

Dunlop mechanics prepare tyres in the paddock

Collected rubber marbles on Webber's RBR-Renault in parc ferme after the Brazilian Grand Prix

Team Lotus mechanics take intensive care of their 'black gold'

The six different Pirelli tyre mixtures on display

Schumacher's Mercedes car is being returned to pits after a collision during the Korean GP

Rosberg's Mercedes is serviced at Mercedes Grand Prix pits

Rosberg's Mercedes is serviced at Mercedes Grand Prix pits

Rosberg's Mercedes is serviced at Mercedes Grand Prix pits

Pit stop of Vitaly Petrov at Lotus Renault GP pits after his collision with Schumacher

Bruno Senna changes tyres at Lotus Renault GP pits

Bruno Senna changes tyres at Lotus Renault GP pits

Bruno Senna changes tyres at Lotus Renault GP pits

Bruno Senna changes tyres at Lotus Renault GP pits

After qualifying, the tyres of Petrov's Renault car smoke (after rolling through a puddle)

McLaren mechanics take care of the Pirelli pneus

Lewis Hamilton with quite used looking Pirelli tyres on his McLaren Mercedes car

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, changes to super soft tyres again

A Red Bull mechanic cleans a soft Pirelli tyre (red = super soft)

A busy HRT mechanic pulls a tyre train from Pirelli to his garage

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, receives a set of new tyres

Unused tyre walls

The storage yard of the Goodyear racing tyre service, Belgian Grand Prix, Zolder, 1973

Nap brake behind the tyre wall

Nico Rosberg receives new tyres at Mercedes pits

McLaren mechanics prepare the tyres

The slick tyre is used again after a thin layer of the surface is removed

Red Bull mechanics prepare the tyres

Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button practise pit stops with the McLaren team for a BBC movie

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, already running slick tyres

Sebastian Vettel changes from wet to intermediate tyres at Red Bull pits

Sebastian Vettel changes from wet to intermediate tyres at Red Bull pits

Sebastian Vettel changes from wet to intermediate tyres at Red Bull pits

Sebastian Vettel changes from wet to intermediate tyres at Red Bull pits

Mark Webber comes for a change to intermediate tyres to Red Bull pits

After changing to intermediate tyres, Williams' Rubens Barrichello roars through a wet pitlane in front of Buemi

Wet tyres on Kovalainen's Lotus-Renault

The slick tyre can be used again after a thin layer of the surface is removed

Super soft (red) and soft Pirelli tyres at Lotus Renault pits

A used tyre of a Red Bull-Renault car in parc ferme after the race

Wheel service for Vitaly Petrov at Lotus Renault GP pits

Piles of tyres for Jan Lammers on the grid before the 1979 US GP (West)

Goodyear tyres in front of McLaren's motorhome at the French GP 1972

A used Pirelli tyre on a Red Bull-Renault after the Chinese GP

A used Pirelli tyre on a Red Bull-Renault after the Chinese GP

A used Pirelli tyre on a Red Bull-Renault after the Chinese GP

Jenson Button picks new tyres up at McLaren pits

Vettel's tyres are prepared for the race

An inked Pirelli technician removes the dirty layer from the black gold

Heidfeld's dirty tyres after a spin in practice

Heidfeld's dirty tyres need a special cleaning treatment after a spin in practice

A Pirelli technician checks the marks of the mechanics on the tyres

Red Bull mechanics clean the tyres properly

Red Bull mechanics check their Pirelli tyres' measurements

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP ends the pit stop with fresh tyres

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP stops at the pits to get prepared tyres

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP stops at the pits to get prepared tyres

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP stops at the pits to get prepared tyres

Jody Scheckter's tyres are prepared for the Spanish GP Jarama 1979

McLaren team boss Teddy Mayer besides James Hunt on McLaren-Cosworth, Austrian GP 1978

Later third placed Jody Scheckter on Wolf-Cosworth receives a tyre service, United States West GP Long Beach 1977

Emerson Fittipaldi on McLaren-Cosworth before the Swedish GP Anderstorp 1974

Later third placed Emerson Fittipaldi on McLaren-Cosworth M23, Spanish GP Jarama 1974

Shortly before his first pit stop, McLaren's Hamilton rides far out as the tyres become slippery

Shortly before his first pit stop, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel scratches the curbs as the tyres lose grip

Alonso's mechanics practise tyre changing during qualifying at Ferrari pits, the rain tyres were just for the exercise

Alonso's mechanics practise tyre changing during qualifying at Ferrari pits, the rain tyres were just for the exercise

Alonso's mechanics practise tyre changing during qualifying at Ferrari pits, the rain tyres were just for the exercise

The new Pirelli tyres undergo close inspections

Swiss Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni has taken the lead at the 1st start for the German Grand Prix 1976. Pole sitter James Hunt (McLaren no. 11) drops back, so as Niki Lauda in the 2nd Ferrari. Jochen Mass in the 2nd McLaren (no. 12) starts on dry weather tyres in the slippery conditions.

The McLaren pit crew prepares for Lewis Hamilton's tyre exchange stop, from intermediates to slicks

Glitter from podium ceremony on the Red Bull car's tyres

Glitter from podium ceremony on the Red Bull car's tyres

Glitter from podium ceremony on a Red Bull car's tyre

Slick tyres on the Ferrari cars in parc ferme

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1 Team, makes use of another safety car phase to change to intermediate tyres

Walker-Lotus driver Graham Hill checks the tyre pressure

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, in front of team mate Hamilton, started as the only one of his top ten competitors on hard tyres

Red Bull-Renaults parked in line

Sebastian Vettel ends his mandatory stop at Red Bull Racing pits one lap before the end of the race for the change from option to prime tyres

Sebastian Vettel performes his mandatory stop at Red Bull Racing pits one lap before the end of the race for the change from option to prime tyres

Sebastian Vettel performes his mandatory stop at Red Bull Racing pits one lap before the end of the race for the change from option to prime tyres

Felipe Massa changes tyres at Ferrari pits

In lap 34 as the rain becomes stronger, Michael Schumacher changes to intermediate tyres amongs many others

After the rain started in lap two, some drivers pit for new tyres, e.g. Bruno Senna

Pedro de la Rosa's BMW Sauber F1 car with slick tyres lost traction on a wet track

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, on slick tyres

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Renault

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Cosworth

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Cosworth

Giancarlo Fisichella, Jordan-Honda, in pits changes from intermediates to dry tyres

Lotus' tyre man prepares the black gold for the weekend

Two Italian fans in Monza's paddock 1967

A thoughtful Bruce McLaren sits on a wheel of his Cooper-Climax T77, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1965

Lotus Racing keeps the softened Bridgestone tyres under a tent in the paddock

Fernando Alonso has to change tyres at Ferrari pits two laps before the end of the race

Felipe Massa exchanges abrased tyres at Ferrari pits

Felipe Massa exchanges abrased tyres at Ferrari pits

Felipe Massa exchanges abrased tyres at Ferrari pits

Kamui Kobayashi stalls the wheel of his Sauber-Ferrari

Kubica could not avoid a contact between his wheel and the wall during Q3

Bridgestone tyres are being inspected and cleaned

Michael Schumacher inspects the Ferrari's tyres in parc ferme after race

Michael Schumacher in the Mercedes car arrives in parc ferme after the Turkish GP

Lewis Hamilton in a slow McLaren Mercedes after a spin in turn 8, scratching the wooden board under his bottom and out of the line with two flat rear tyres

Lewis Hamilton in a slow McLaren Mercedes with two flat rear tyres, after a spin in notorious turn 8

Lewis Hamilton comes to McLaren pits with two flat rear tyres

Winner Jenson Button's McLaren-Mercedes with a pair of quite used looking tyres after the Chinese GP (slightly flattened as the air inside cools down)

Race winner Jenson Button arrives in parc ferme on nearly treadless tyres

Tyres are being checked in the evening sun shining on the paddock, strictly in line, too

Petrov's Renault retired car

Slick tyres on a Lotus-Cosworth car after a long hot race

Grainy slicks

Jarno Trulli, Lotus Racing, brakes with smoking tyres

Joakim Bonnier (S), Ferrari 330P, followed by the Porsche 904 GTS of Buchet (F)/Ligier (F), the Ford GT40 of Attwood (GB)/Schlesser (F) and, comming out as winners, the Ferrari 275P of Guichet (F)/Vaccarella (I)

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

The winning race car of the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts, the Porsche 'Typ 804' 1962, driven to victory by the 'Eagle' Dan Gurney. It raced just in 1962 because Porsche built it for F1 only and stopped participating F1 in the end of the season.

Tyre supplier Bridestone

Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button sit on the tyres of their Brawn-Mercedes cars

Brawn Grand Prix mechanics evacuate the pits

Rubens Barrichello comes to Brawn Grand Prix pits - on extreme wet tyres like his team mate

Jenson Button exits Brawn Grand Prix pits - on extreme wet tyres which results in a disappointing result

Robert Kubica

The tyre contingent is piling up in front of McLaren pits

Bridgestone tyres are being prepared for the practice session

Using his Dunlop wet tyres to maximum effect in pouring rain, Jackie Stewart leads the German Grand Prix in his Matra Ford-Cosworth MS10

Used Michelin qualifying tyres, among them those of the Alfa Romeo drivers "Andrea" and "Bruno"

Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari spins around

Force India mechanics roll some pre-warmed tyres to their pit's back door

Timo Glock, Panasonic Toyota, enters the pitlane on rain tyres

In lap 37, Hamilton loses about 5 seconds in pits and his lead to Barrichello as his tyres were not ready in time

In lap 37, Hamilton loses about 5 seconds in pits and his lead to Barrichello as his tyres were not ready in time

In lap 37, Hamilton loses about 5 seconds in pits and his lead to Barrichello as his tyres were not ready in time

In lap 37, Hamilton loses about 5 seconds in pits and his lead to Barrichello as his tyres were not ready in time

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, waits behind Buemi's Toro Rosso car at pit lane exit

A Toyota's new tyre surface on Friday evening

Martini Racing Porsche System's Porsche 936/78 (Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6) driven by Bob Wollek, Jürgen Barth and Jacky Ickx becomes 2nd placed

Three Toro Rosso mechanics take care of one of Sebastien Bourdais' tyres during his pit stop

Matrices for marking the tyres

A mechanic cleans a slick tire

Glock's Toyota pit crew is prepared for the next service

A BMW Sauber tyre manager cleans the ungrooved black gold

Wheelspin on slick tyres of Sebastien Buemi's Toro Rosso

Heavy rain tyres also for Alonso at Renault pits

Timo Glock changes to intermediate tyres at Toyota pits

The new ungrooved slick tires, greens are soft

Jackie Stewart's Tyrrell-Cosworth 003

Herbert M¸ller (CH) navigates the damaged De Tomaso Pantera 2263 through the rain

David Coulthard spins over the curb with his rear ahead and a damaged wheel

Goodyear executives Robert Lobell and Alan Ockene meet in Hockenheim paddock

Vic Elford (GB) exits the Porsche 917K 020 in pits

Jacques Villeneuve after a spin

Gérard Larrousse (F) takes the seat in the second placed Porsche 917L 043, yet without heavy rain tyres

Damon Hill in the Williams at his one and only pitstop during the race, changed from rain to slick tyres

Brabham team boss Bernie Ecclestone observes his chief mechanic Charlie Whiting and designer Gordon Murray as they talk to driver Teo Fabi. His team-mate Piquet relaxes on the pitwall.

At a brief service in lap 66 Raikkonen changes to intermediate tyres

Late pitter Massa leaves his Ferrari pit crew with spinning tyres in lap 67

The McLaren pit crew waits for Lewis to swap tyres

At a brief service in lap 66 Raikkonen changes to intermediate tyres

The Toro Rosso tyre manager

Tyre washing after practice session

Faster than a black horse? A Ferrari mechanic on a Bridgestone tyre during pitstop practice

Formula One racing shows its support for the FIA's Make Cars Green campaign by running on unique green-grooved tyres

Whilst the Red Bull mechanics work hard, the Red Bull Unas work, too :)

Tyres in row at parc ferme

Scheckter's Ferrari receives a tyre exchange service in a crowded pitlane during a practice session, Jarama / Spain 1979

Jabouille's Renault is being prepared for the German Grand Prix 1980

The tyre problems at both Ligiers were being caused by the wheel rims cracking

Michele Alboreto, Ferrari

Bridgestone tyres, prepared for the race, Shanghai 2007

Tyre supplier Goodyear's maintenance area

Lewis Hamiton goes out to Q2 on intermediate tyres

In lap 42, Heidfeld is first to fetch rain tyres

In lap 42, Heidfeld is first to fetch rain tyres

In lap 42, Heidfeld is first to fetch rain tyres

Jarno Trulli, Panasonic Toyota, climbs Raidillon out of Eau Rouge on intermediate tyres

Bridgestone celebrates its 200th Grand Prix and displays two golden tyres

An old garage near the docks

Rene Arnoux' Renault has just collided with Clay Regazzoni (the Williams losing its left front wheel and Arnoux damaging his rear suspension). Thus Williams driver Alan Jones was followed into the first corner by Villeneuve, Jabouille and Pironi.

Timo Glock rushes away from a pit stop practice with smoking tyres

Pitlane was opened for a public pitwalk on Thursday afternoon

Massa spun out on wet track with intermediate tyres

With Alonso still in front, Barrichello can now attack with the help of heavy wet tyres

A tyre glows in the sun

black gold

Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson during practice session

Fans take a break besides race cars and tyres in F1 paddock

Ferrai mechanics prepare for pitstop practice on Thursday afternoon

The large Bridgestone sign in the mechandising area says 'Formula 1®, the only and only best'

Impact location of Ayrton Senna's Williams at Tamburello corner

Firestone tyres are being prepared in the paddock

Under the eyes of interested fans, Dunlop mechanics prepare tyres behind their service truck

Jacques Villeneuve is being interviewed after a Speedcar challenge

Tyres are being marked as spare wheels by spray and stencil

Used and tagged Michelin qualifying tyres of de Cesaris and Giacomelli (Alfa Romeo)

Collected rubber marbles on a Ferrari's left rear tire after a race

All sorts of Bridgestone tires are prepared for every possible weather condition

Bridgestone's high tech rubber

In third lap the safety car is deployed so that rookie Winkelhock becomes unexpected race leader - he meanwhile changed to heavy rain tyres

New front rim shield assure less inner air turbulence and consistent temperature of braking system

Nico Rosberg still in pits, with a little help from his 'fan' and physio Oliver Fengler

Giancarlo Fisichella with soft tyres, marked with a white stripe, a new FIA regulation to differentiate them from the other tyre type with harder rubber mixture

New tyre regulations for now one and only supplier Bridgestone

Collected rubber marbles on a McLaren's left rear tire after a race

Just one lap later Rubens Barrichello returns to pits to swap back to wet weather condition tyres

Rubens Barrichello changes to dry weather condition tyres in lap 25

Jenson Button changes to dry weather condition tyres in lap 24

Jenson Button changes to dry weather condition tyres in lap 24

Ferrari wheelspin

Piles of dry weather condition tires at McLaren pits

Bridgestone tires catch the golden evening light

McLaren tyre man takes care of his black gold

Nick Heidfeld's tyres are being heated up in pits before he heads out to grid position

Heidfeld changes tyres in lap 53

More rain again makes the BMW Sauber team react promptly and change Kubica's tyres for intermediate weather conditions in lap 52

Winkelhock, still on 'heavy rain tyres' is being overtaken by Hamilton who was first to change to dry condition tyres

In third lap the safety car is deployed so that rookie Winkelhock becomes unexpected race leader - he meanwhile changed to heavy rain tyres

Massa and Alonso commence second lap with briefly installed intermediate tyres

Markus Winkelhock stalls tyres

Robert Kubica puts rubber on the right spot during a BMW Sauber pit stop practice

Robert Kubica puts rubber on the right spot during a BMW Sauber pit stop practice

Carefully prepared soft tyres on a Williams

Friday afternoon collected rubber is being removed for further usage of the tyre

Rubber 'marbles' at Piscine chicane

Slightly bent suspension of Trulli's Toyota

Piles of tyre sets

Gerhard Berger's tyre sets

Alonso fights against graining front tyres and not enough grip, soon to be overtaken by faster Fisichella and Schumacher

David Coulthard

Jenson Button in the pits changing to rain tyres

Tyres covered

Robert Kubica receives a quick refill and new harder 'standard tyres'

Nick Heidfeld starts into his second stint with soft 'option tyres'

Rim shields. Best explanation found at formula1.com: Ferrari first introduced these at Imola, to help extract the heat generated by the rear brakes. In Turkey a wider lip section improves air extraction still further. It also slightly improves aerodynamic efficiency.

Swiss Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni has taken the lead at the 1st start for the German Grand Prix 1976. Pole sitter James Hunt (McLaren no. 11) drops back, so as Niki Lauda in the 2nd Ferrari. Jochen Mass in the 2nd McLaren (no. 12) starts on dry weather tyres in the slippery conditions.

Mechanics roll their equipment to the grid through a gap in the pitwall

Sillife of tyres and wings

Nick Heidfeld with fresh tyres for a dry track

Used intermediate tires from Michelin

Grooved Michelin tires

Pedro Rodriguez, BRM P153

San Marino GP 1999

Engineers responsible for tires from Ferrari, Honda, Renault and Williams

Ferrai team exchanging tyres on Michael Schumacher's car in third part of qualifying

Alain Prost, sitting in a bare McLaren, gets a wheel fitted by two mechanics

Fernando Alonso desroying some aerodynamical attachments of his car with a punctured tyre in third part of qualification session

Robert Kubica receiving a new set of Michelin tyres and a sip of fuel

She truly earned the pink heart

Blond girl in pink short little skirt and basque guaratees a crowded photo session

Michelin as a long-time tyre supplier of McLaren sponsored a public interview with Juan Pablo Montoya

Bridgestone tyres, slightly used in qualification

Mechanic cleaning a used tyre

Queuing up at pit lane exit

Michael Schumacher brakes hard on the straight

Toyota tyre washer

Wheel cleaning

BMW Williams warming up the Michelin pneus

Bridgestone stillife

Piles of tyres warming up

The Wolf-Team practicing a pitstop, switching from wet to dry tyres.

Bruce McLaren getting new tyres while Chris Amon's Ferrari is about to leave the pits.

Cars beaded in the par ferme

Front tyre

BMW-Williams

The 'red pig' Mercedes Benz SEL 6.8 AMG of Hans Heyer (D) and Clemens Schickentanz (D) becomes second placed and wins the group classement

Bruce McLaren, 1000km Nuerburgring 1965

Riccardo Patrese gets new tyres

Bridgestone tyres quite used

Michael Schumacher's wrecked car.

McLaren mechanics take care of their tyres

Grooves of an intermediate tyre

Tyre work

Williams, tyres

Mechanics waiting

Mechanics changing tyres

Williams, tyres

The winning NART Ferrari 250 LM 5893 driven by Jochen Rindt (A), Masten Gregory (USA) and Ed Hugus (USA) during the Le Mans 24hrs in 1965

An exhausted mechanic takes a nap at night during the 24hrs Le Mans 1967

Angus Clydesdale's (GB) and Edgar Berney's (CH) slightly damaged Chevron B8 BMW becomes 24th placed

Two mechanics carry three tyres

24h Le Mans 1970: A Porsche 917 bodywork nestled in French idyll, a farm house on countryside rented by Porsche

Grooved tyres for the Monaco GP start 1971

Jackie Stewart helps his mechanics

Héctor Rebaque could not pass the pre-qualifying with a damaged Lotus-Cosworth, a towrope hangs on its rear side. Only 20 cars were allowed on Monaco's grid back then.

McLaren's 'tyre manager' takes a break with ice cream

Kimi Raikkonen's McLaren Mercedes on the grid

McLaren Mercedes tyres

Ralf Schumacher, Jordan

Rubber marbles on a used Bridgestone tyre

Tattooed McLaren 'tyre manager' watches the race

Nick Heidfeld receives a fast tyre service

McLaren Mercedes mechanics hold the air gun ready, a tyre already aside

More rain again makes the BMW Sauber team react promptly and change Kubica's tyres for intermediate weather conditions in lap 52

A McLaren Mercedes car on small rolls

Rubber marbles on a BMW Sauber Bridgestone tyre after a hot 66 laps race

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