> In Formula 1 racing, you go through multiple tires in one race.
They could easily make a tyre which lasts the length of a race, but they mandate pit stops and two different tyre compounds to add interest - teams can use the mandatory pit stop to “undercut” or “overcut” competitors.
In fact, IIRC, for the 2005 season, changing tyres mid race for anything other than safety reasons was banned.
> In consumer driving, tires are expected to last 100,000 km or more.
They could easily make a tyre which lasts the length of a race, but they mandate pit stops and two different tyre compounds to add interest - teams can use the mandatory pit stop to “undercut” or “overcut” competitors.
In fact, IIRC, for the 2005 season, changing tyres mid race for anything other than safety reasons was banned.
> In consumer driving, tires are expected to last 100,000 km or more.
This is much closer to 25,000-50,000km, and peaking at 70,000km. Source: https://www.pirelli.com/global/en-ww/road/how-many-kilometre...