> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.the-race.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # F1's plan for higher-degradation tyres in 2027 - URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-plan-higher-degradation-tyres-2027-pirelli/ - Published: 2026-09-28T12:04:25.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-28T12:04:25.000Z - Description: F1 is aiming to have higher-degradation tyres in 2027 with the aim of reducing the number of races that can be completed with one pitstop - Author: Josh Suttill - Tags: Formula 1, #secondary_feature_1 Formula 1 is aiming to have higher-degradation tyres in 2027 that could result in fewer one-stop races such as the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. High tyre wear has been a feature of some 2026 races, such as the Hungarian GP, which Lando Norris won with three pitstops, but a one-stop strategy has been favourable at most circuits. In fact, nine of the 15 grands prix so far this year have been one-stop races for the majority of the field, including the race winner. This is partly a consequence of how the 2026 tyres were designed and developed throughout last year. F1's tyre supplier Pirelli had to work with estimations and predictions from teams on what the 2026 cars would actually be like, in terms of downforce levels and the load that would be put through the tyres. That simulation data from teams varied widely; in August last year it was revealed there was up to a [30% difference in downforce levels](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/pirelli-admission-f1-2026-performance-gaps/) between teams' simulations, which would equate to around four seconds' difference in laptime. And of course Pirelli had to make a range of tyres that would cope with the full spectrum. An actual 2026 car didn't exist when Pirelli developed its product. The closest Pirelli had was the 'mule' cars provided by the teams, which had basic 2026-style aerodynamics, but they did not feature the 2026 power units and their unique characteristics. By contrast, the 2027 tyres can be - and have been - tested by F1 teams with 2026 cars and power units at specific Pirelli test days. Most recently, Ferrari (Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Antonio Giovinazzi) and Racing Bulls (Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad) completed a combined total of 400 laps at Imola, testing the 2027 tyres after the Spanish GP in Madrid. Those tyres should feature a high level of degradation. "We have worked this year, not with the mule car but with the real cars from this year, so it was much better for us to have a clear picture," Pirelli's chief engineer Simone Berra said. "Then our target was less related to the balance of the car, the stability itself. It was more related to generating more degradation level. "So we worked on the structure to generate more degradation. We checked different solutions to generate more degradation on the front \[tyres\] and other solutions generating more degradation on the rear axle. "At the moment I don't want to go too much into detail about these solutions, but the idea was just to increase the level of decay because we have seen that, especially in the first part of the season but also in other races, that the decay was quite low. "We worked on the structure itself to generate more heat generation and thermal decay. "Then obviously we still have the test for the compound range and to define the compound range for the next season. So this is another topic that we have to consider in this discussion." Pirelli's next 2027 tyre test is scheduled to take place at Magny-Cours in mid-October, where the circuit's artificial watering system is due to be used to test out wet weather tyres for next year.