Pirelli Concludes First Official Formula One Tyre Test. The next private test, to fine-tune the tyres, will take place in Bahrain at the beginning of December after then, the next ...
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Pirelli tyres to be same for F1 and GP2 in 2011
The tyres supplied to formula one teams next year will be in substantially the same specification as the ones raced in GP2, it has emerged. Nick Heidfeld on Wednesday completed ...
Read More »Heidfeld to begin Pirelli testing on Tuesday
Pirelli’s first formula one test will begin at Mugello on Tuesday. It was previously reported that the Italian marque would get up and running at the circuit near Florence on ...
Read More »Old Pirelli reputation is ‘living in past’ – Hembery
Pirelli racing boss Paul Hembery has played down suggestions the tyre marque has a bad reputation when it comes to formula one. Even though a Pirelli-shod car won a grand ...
Read More »Pirelli tyres to make August test debut at Mugello
Pirelli is expected to kick off its formula one testing programme before the 2010 calendar’s August break is out. The Italian marque recently began testing its new GP2 tyres, and ...
Read More »Heidfeld ‘ideal’ for tyre testing job – Pirelli
Nick Heidfeld fits the bill to spearhead new tyre supplier Pirelli’s formula one tyre testing. That is the opinion of Paul Hembery, the Italian marque’s competition boss, after German Heidfeld ...
Read More »Pirelli eyes Raikkonen for F1 tyre testing
Kimi Raikkonen could be asked to test formula one tyres for the sport’s new exclusive supplier Pirelli. It has emerged that the Italian company will supply two sets of tyres ...
Read More »Michelin ‘pessimistic’ about 2011 F1 tyre deal
Pirelli has edged yet closer to becoming F1’s new official tyre supplier. The Milan based company’s only competition for the deal, Michelin, is close to falling out of the running. ...
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