- Grooved tyres (Front: four grooves, rear: four grooves)
- Dry-weather: Two specifications, ten sets (40 tyres)
- Wet-weather: Three specifications, seven sets (28 tyres)
- Three sets (12 tyres) can be used in P1 and P2. No driver may use more than two sets of each specification (8 tyres). These must be returned before the start of P3.
- Drivers must choose the specification they will use for the rest of the race schedule before the start of the qualifying session.
With the 2001 season over and the off-season tests for 2002 about to begin, McLaren announced they would be switching tyre suppliers. One of the staff at the time recalls the shock they felt: "It really shook us up. But what it also did was make every one extremely motivated to develop a winning tyre. We were determined that we would make McLaren look back and regret their decision to abandon us." To further boost our competitive strength, we asked Ferrari to put together a dedicated tyre test team. This would prove a very successful idea. When Ferrari asked us at the test just before the Italian GP to provide them with some extra edge, we were able to respond. An urgent meeting in Tokyo on Friday decided on a new compound. We worked round the clock and shipped the new tyres on Tuesday, in time for the race. An episode like this illustrates the strong relationship we had with Ferrari, a relationship that allowed us to make them tyres specially tailored to bring out the best in their machines and in Michael Schumacher's driving.
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Scuderia Ferrari Car: F2001B, F2002 Engine: Ferrari Tipo050D ,051(V10) Drivers: Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello |
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British American Racing Honda Car: BAR004 Engine: Honda RA002E(V10) Drivers: Jacques Villeneuve, Olivier Panis |
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Red Bull Sauber Petronas Car: C21 Engine: Petronas 02A(V10) Drivers: Nick Heidfeld, Felipe Massa, Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
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Orange Arrows Car: A23 Engine: Cosworth CR-3(V10) Drivers: Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Enrique Bernoldi |
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DHL Jordan Honda Car: EJ12 Engine: Honda RA002E(V10) Drivers: Giancarlo Fisichella, Takuma Sato |
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