Pedro de la Rosa on Thursday said Pirelli’s formula one tyre feels different to the product currently used in the sport. Next year, the Italian marque is replacing departing Bridgestone ...
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Pirelli tyres not far off Bridgestone’s pace
Pirelli’s 2011 tyres are currently only about one second off the pace of the sport’s existing supplier Bridgestone. The Italian marque, arriving in F1 next year to replace the departing ...
Read More »No more extreme tyre allocations for 2010
Bridgestone will not be making any more Hockenheim-like extreme allocations of tyre compounds for the rest of the 2010 season. For the German grand prix in July, and in the ...
Read More »F1 figures frustrated with Bridgestone’s 2010 tyre
Formula one drivers remain unimpressed with the design of Bridgestone’s 2010 tyre. Up and down pitlane, ‘getting these tyres to work’ is the enigmatic and universal question, which for some ...
Read More »Bridgestone takes radical approach for Hockenheim
Bridgestone is taking a radical approach to next month’s German grand prix. After extreme degradation and graining was credited for spicing up the recent Canadian grand prix, many paddock regulars ...
Read More »Pirelli could use Toyota car for F1 tyre testing
Pirelli may be looking to acquire a Toyota formula one car with which to do some specific tyre testing later this year. With the Italian brand likely to succeed Bridgestone ...
Read More »Bridgestone blows cover on Virgin’s F1 recycling spin
A Bridgestone spokesman on Monday blew Virgin’s cover about a F1 tyre recycling scheme. Team sponsor Sir Richard Branson said during his visit to the Canadian grand prix that a ...
Read More »Hankook eyes F1 tyre supply deal in near future
Hankook is no longer in the running to supply tyres to F1 teams in 2011, but the Korean company is not ruling out another bid within the next “two or ...
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