A tyre war has been ruled out in formula one at least for the next four seasons. Pirelli and, it seems, Michelin have both put their names forward for the ...
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F1 changes yet to clear hurdles
Time will tell how much last Thursday’s meeting of the Strategy Group will actually change the direction of formula one. The group – featuring the top teams, Bernie Ecclestone and ...
Read More »Tyre debate returns to F1 paddock
After a low-profile period for F1’s official supplier, suddenly “tyres” and “Pirelli” are being talked about again. Following the days of tyre explosions and disintegrations a couple of years ago, ...
Read More »Massa’s glass is half full in 2015
For Felipe Massa, 2015 so far is like a glass half-full. The empty half is that Williams – last year a main rival to title-winner Mercedes – has fallen behind ...
Read More »Pirelli expecting ‘significant’ speed boost in 2015
Pirelli boss Paul Hembery is expecting a much faster field of 2015. Last year, among the criticisms of F1’s all-new turbo V6 format was that laptimes took a slide in ...
Read More »Pirelli open to 70s-style wide tyres for F1
Pirelli is open to supplying bigger tyres to help spice up formula one. A report by Italy’s Autosprint said it is often argued that the sport would be more exciting ...
Read More »F1 to challenge laptime records in 2015 – Hembery
Paul Hembery, official tyre supplier Pirelli’s F1 chief, is expecting the field to speed up significantly in 2015. Last year, the Italian marque took a deliberately conservative approach to its ...
Read More »Pirelli threatens to withhold tyres from Caterham – report
Caterham could be left stranded without tyres ahead of the forthcoming Japanese grand prix, according to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. The report said a source close to F1’s official ...
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