Michelin Pilot Sport Cup+ Test Results

Initially the 911 felt a little vague at the front, not unusual, but once up to speed the car felt twitchy and nervous in the high speed corners, requiring a lot of steering input to place the car where you needed it to be. In the slow, off camber turn 2 ironically named "Curva Michelin", there was a large amount of understeer, with the Turbos four wheel drive system refusing to neutralise it on throttle. Braking down to the Curva Dry Sac at the end of the long straight, with the track slightly cambered to the left was vague and kept you more interested in keeping the car straight, rather than where you should be turning in. Criticism aside, the raw grip was immense, and the car quick to turn. Ultimate laptime settled into a 2.12.1 over the 3 quick laps, with the tires starting to overheat two laps later, after lots of 'scientific' abuse.

The sharpest tire on test, the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup+ is extremely direct with quick steering response and a high level of grip. While this makes the Michelin feel the purest race tire on test, it also means you have to be a capable driver, as it can be snappy on the limit and the rear can break quickly in the wet.