{"id":15156253,"date":"2026-06-13T00:24:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T04:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/why-does-michelins-new-le-mans-slick-tyre-have-a-tread-pattern\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T01:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:10:31","slug":"why-does-michelins-new-le-mans-slick-tyre-have-a-tread-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/why-does-michelins-new-le-mans-slick-tyre-have-a-tread-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does Michelin\u2019s new Le Mans slick tyre have a tread pattern?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you look at the brand-new Michelin Pilot Sport Endurance tyres on the\u00a0Hypercar and GTP machinery this season, you will have noticed something highly unusual. Instead of the traditionally smooth, glossy surface of a racing slick, the 2026 Hypercar rubber features a distinctive visible pattern.
Slick tyres are supposed to maximize the contact patch with the asphalt, which leaves many asking a …Keep reading<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: Autos \u2013 Motorsports.com Photos<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you look at the brand-new Michelin Pilot Sport Endurance tyres on the\u00a0Hypercar and GTP machinery this season, you will have noticed something highly unusual. Instead of the traditionally smooth, glossy surface of a racing slick, the 2026 Hypercar rubber\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15156255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15156253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-racing"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail.webp",1200,799,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail-620x413.jpg",620,413,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail-768x511.jpg",768,511,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail-940x626.jpg",940,626,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail.webp",1200,799,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail.webp",1200,799,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail-998x665.jpg",998,665,true],"ignition_item":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail-670x446.jpg",670,446,true],"ignition_item_lg":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail.webp",1200,799,false],"ignition_article_media":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail-510x510.jpg",510,510,true],"ignition_minicart_item":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail-160x160.jpg",160,160,true],"profile_24":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail-24x24.jpg",24,24,true],"profile_48":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail-48x48.jpg",48,48,true],"profile_96":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail-96x96.jpg",96,96,true],"profile_150":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"profile_300":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15156253-michelin-tyres-detail-300x300.jpg",300,300,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"news.iNthacity","author_link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/author\/atombo\/"},"category_info":"Racing<\/a>","tag_info":"Racing","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15156253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15156253"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15156253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15156254,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15156253\/revisions\/15156254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15156255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15156253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15156253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15156253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}