Beyond Speed

Speed, performance, competition: these are the words most often linked with sport. Yet behind every success lies a long process of discipline, patience, and vision. Real innovation does not come fast - it takes time, knowledge, and responsibility. This course invites students to reflect on the relationship between technology and sustainability, and on how the tyre industry is addressing today’s major environmental challenges. A visit to the Pirelli Historical Archive and to the exhibition The Sports Workshop will help the students understand the milestones of technological progress and the crucial role of research over the years.

The students will then reach into the very “heart of innovation” with a visit to Pirelli’s testing laboratories. Here, they will see how tyres—designed for everything from Formula 1 to the daily commute—are designed, tested, and perfected. Special focus will be given to the driving simulator, an advanced digital tool that makes it possible to assess the performance of a tyre in real time.

The course is held in person at the Pirelli Foundation and at the Pirelli Research & Development Centre in Milano Bicocca. It is aimed exclusively at adult classes.