Pirelli has finally confirmed it will use different colours to visibly differentiate its tyre compounds this season. We reported in January that the ‘Pirelli P Zero’ lettering on the sidewall ...
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2011 Pirelli tyre development important – Marko
Red Bull’s competition director Helmut Marko told the APA news agency that the development of Pirelli’s tyres this year will be crucial. “There are going to be a lot more ...
Read More »Pirelli wants de la Rosa for one last test
Pirelli wants to use the services of Pedro de la Rosa for one last time. The veteran Spaniard, who was the Italian tyre marque’s main tester for the development of ...
Read More »Pirelli two-stop strategy ‘impossible’ – Sutil
Adrian Sutil has reinforced the view that three or even four-stop pit strategies will be commonplace in 2011. The Force India driver did a race simulation at the Barcelona test ...
Read More »Drivers want rear wing and rain tyre changes
Proposed amendments to the new adjustable rear wing rules were not adopted during a meeting this week in Barcelona. Finland’s Turun Sanomat said the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association expressed great ...
Read More »Pirelli to supply ‘extra hard’ tyre in Turkey
Pirelli is working on a fifth tyre compound to use in 2011. Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reports that the ‘extra hard’ compound is designed initially to cope with the ...
Read More »HRT will overtake Red Bull in ’11 – Kobayashi
The 2011 season will throw up some “funny moments” due to the Pirelli tyre situation, according to Kamui Kobayashi. “Maybe we will see a Red Bull being overtaken by a ...
Read More »New rule solves tyre test dilemma – Hembery
Changes to the rules in 2011 solve Pirelli’s dilemma about how to continue developing its F1 tyres. The Italian marque used a 2009 Toyota and testers Nick Heidfeld, Pedro de ...
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