On the left, a 2021-spec 13-inch Formula One tire. To its right, a 2022-spec 18-inch F1 tire. ... There was a lot of freedom in wheel size and choice for F1's first few decades, ...

Formula 1's move from 13-inch to 18-inch tires was pushed back from 2021 to 2022 due to the COIVD-19 pandemic. ... 2.5 kg front, 3 kg rear. A few drivers tried out the new wheel covers, ...

While the area around the wheels has seen the addition of little wings, the wheels themselves have changed to include big rims. After 13-inch rims were introduced into the sport way back in the ...

The new 18-inch wheels look far more like the performance tires they sell than the dated 13-inch wheels with chunky tires and a potbellied sidewall. Not looking dated is also important for Formula 1.