Not had Michelin Pilot Sport tyres before so Googled the web site
"Dynamic Response" Technology: a hybrid belt of Aramid and Nylon ensures optimum transmission of steering instructions onto the road.
- An ultra-reactive Tread Pattern Design adapts continuously to the road, for optimised footprint on the road.- A new mix of compounds with specific “functional elastomers” and hydrophobic Silica provides excellent wet grip and braking
- Wide and deep longitudinal grooves ensure a high level of drainage on wet roads
Coming from co-operation with
emblematic car manufacturers and from MICHELIN motorsport experience
- The MICHELIN PILOT SPORT tireline is co-designed with the most demanding car manufacturers (BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Porsche)*
- The tread pattern design comes from motorsport experience (FORMULA E, WEC**, WRC***…)
Come on guys, it's only a donut , albeit an emblematic (sic) one