PIRELLI RUN FLAT: 20 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS INNOVATION
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TECHNOLOGY BORN OUT OF RALLYING: NOW APPLIED TO COMFORT, SUSTAINABILITY AND NEW ELECTRIC MOBILITY
MORE THAN 1000 DIFFERENT RUN FLAT TYRES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR MORE THAN 70 MILLION TYRES PRODUCED AND OVER 50 CAR MODELS TODAY ON THE ROAD WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY
Milan, 13 May 2021 – The principal benefit of Pirelli’s run flat technology – introduced to Pirelli’s road tyres in 2001 using the lessons learned from rallying – is to allow drivers to continue even with a puncture, rather than being stranded by the side of the road. Rallying is where this technology was tried and tested for the first time, with tyres featuring a reinforced structure that meant cars could continue driving after a puncture, which would otherwise cost several minutes in the heat of intense competition on a wide variety of roads.