I see it as false economy having winter wheels and not using winter tyres myself.
Amen to that.
Stick to proper summer tyres in summer, and have proper winter tyres in winter...that way you can at least expect the tread design and compound to work well in the conditions it's designed for.
I can't fault F1s in summer...but wouldn't expect them to be anything other than crap in winter - along with every other summer tyre.
In my experience, there is no such thing as an all year round tyre.
'All year round' means crap in summer, in the wet, and in winter.
Assuming it's cold - only a couple of degrees C - but not icy, I find a car on winter tyres almost as quick point to point as the same car on summer tyres, in summer, and WAY quicker that the same car on the same road, with summer tyres on (so you will still have the ability to take on a decent backroad)
Did that last bit make sense?
