18-inch tyres are also more road-relevant, whilst sticking fundamentally with what the teams are used to will also ease the leap from the current rules to the next generation – and save money.

While the outcome has not been announced officially, it was agreed to stick with 18-inch rims, but with a slightly different tyre size and shape. "We are close to the final version of the sizes ...

You could call Continental our reigning champion. We haven’t tested 18-inch tyres since 2010, but the German brand was the winner back then with its ContiSportContact 3, and it won last year’s ...