“Worse” 2023 rear tyre good news for F1 drivers

Pirelli has revamped its rubber for 2023 in a bid to make the fronts stronger, which is aimed at dialling out the understeer that became a common factor throughout last season.

But following the first proper test with the new tyres in Bahrain last week, world champion Max Verstappen said his impression was that the fronts felt the same, but it was the rears that felt weaker.

“They give less understeer, but that’s more because the rear tyres are not as good now as…