Mercedes' Incredible Wheel Design Stopped Tyres Exploding

Mercedes were really struggling to control their tyre temperatures, which isn't good for lap-times, but more importantly, can become extremely dangerous at high speed.

But as ever, the incredible Mercedes engineers got to work and came up with a radical new wheel design. I'm going to show you how they did it and why it's so different to a normal F1 wheel - a bit like the one I have here from a 2007 Renault F1 Car.

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For the past few years, Mercedes have had the most dominant car in F1. But in 2018, Ferrari were starting to pose a real challenge, managing to win the first two races with Vettel getting ahead in the championship. It was starting to look like the Mercedes domination was coming to an end.

So, why is tyre temperature so important in F1? What's it like to manage a set of tires in a race? And, how did Mercedes solve their biggest problem and go on to continue their dominance in F1?