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| Goodyear introduced their first radial tires a few years after Michelin. Here, Michele Alboreto in the Tyrrell during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1983. |
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| The FIA changed the tire rules in 1998, asking them to carry four longitudinal grooves. Here the Williams FW20 of Jacques Villeneuve at the 1998 San Marino Grand Prix. |
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| The grooved tires were mandatory in F1 from 1998 to 2008. Seen here is the latest generation of Bridgestone grooved tires fitted on Kazuki Nakajima's Williams FW30 Toyota. |
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| The infamous slick tires were finally reintroduced in F1 in 2009. |
photo:Ford, Ferrari, Bridgestone & Williams