What is the fastest speed for an F1 car to change tires?
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If only the tire change time is calculated (timing starts when the car stops in the grid at the garage entrance, the car is lifted by the jack, the fixing bolts are removed, the old tires are taken off, the new tires are installed, the fixing bolts are secured, the car is lowered by the jack, and the car starts and leaves the grid at the garage entrance to stop the timing), without any mistakes, it generally takes between 2.1 to 2.5 seconds. The F1 tire usage rules are as follows: 1. Designated tire usage rules: The FIA designates 3 sets of tires, including one set of red tires, which teams cannot use before the qualifying session. The top 10 drivers who advance to Q3 must use this set of tires to complete Q3 and return them to the race officials after Q3 ends. The other two sets are tire compounds that the race officials require teams to use, and teams must choose one of these two compounds as the race tire. 2. Practice session usage rules: During the three free practice sessions, one set of tires must be returned within 40 minutes of the start and at the end of FP1, and two sets must be returned after FP2 and FP3. After the three practice sessions, teams are left with only 7 sets of tires for the qualifying and race sessions. 3. Race and qualifying session usage rules: Since the top 10 drivers who advance to Q3 must return the set of red tires used in Q3, by the race stage, the top 10 qualifiers are left with only 6 sets of tires, one less than the bottom 10 drivers. Additionally, the top 10 drivers must use the set of tires that set the fastest lap in Q2 for the race start, meaning they must start on a set of used tires from Q2. During the race, each driver must use two or more different tire compounds.
