Pirelli has clamped down on enforcing the operating guidelines of its tyres, amid rumours some teams were not playing along. After the tyre-exploding British grand prix this year, the FIA ...
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Alonso not complaining amid Pirelli tyre shakeup
Fernando Alonso has refused to criticise the sequence of mid-season changes to the construction of Pirelli’s 2013 tyres. Before Silverstone, F1’s Italian supplier wanted to drop its steel-belted construction in ...
Read More »Teams consider fallout of mid-season tyre chaos
In the fallout of Sunday’s German grand prix, teams are assessing what impact the tyre shakeup had on their performance. After the tyre-exploding British grand prix, the most obvious loser ...
Read More »Banned Mercedes wants Silverstone test for ‘safety’
Mercedes is pushing to appear at next week’s young driver test, despite its FIA ban as a result of the ‘test-gate’ scandal. The German team initially accepted the Silverstone ban, ...
Read More »Pirelli not taking all the blame – Hembery
Paul Hembery on Friday insisted Pirelli can not take all the blame for the tyre-exploding chaos of last weekend’s British grand prix. Some teams had hit back at their Italian ...
Read More »FIA moves further to end tyre-exploding chaos
With the threat of a drivers’ strike in the air at the Nurburgring, the FIA on Friday moved further to ensure there is no repeat of the tyre-exploding British grand ...
Read More »Mercedes wants to test on fourth day at Silverstone
Ferrari looks set to drop its plans to run rookies at the forthcoming young drivers test. Previously, only drivers with little experience were eligible to test at the Silverstone session. ...
Read More »Wolff hits out at F1 ‘opportunists’
Toto Wolff on Wednesday hit out at F1’s ‘opportunists’ who initially blocked Pirelli’s intended tyre changes. Actually, Pirelli has never admitted its 2013 tyres are not safe, which is the ...
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