F1’s tyre scandal could be set to deepen yet further, as a Spanish sports newspaper claims Pirelli – already under reprimand for ‘test-gate’ – blatantly broke the rules. Marca correspondent ...
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F1 begins to respond to tyre-exploding crisis
The world of formula one has already begun to respond to the crisis triggered by Sunday’s tyre-exploding British grand prix. Earlier this year, because Pirelli insisted the problem was merely ...
Read More »Heat on Pirelli after tyre-exploding British GP
F1’s intense heat on Pirelli only got hotter on Sunday, as the British grand prix took place amid shards of exploding tyre rubber. Lewis Hamilton, just one of four drivers ...
Read More »FIA to block ‘custom engines’ for 2014 – report
Engine makers will have to supply identical packages to each partner team when the new V6 formula kicks off next year. But Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reports that Red ...
Read More »Brawn hits back at test-gate rivals’ ‘spin’
Ross Brawn has hit back at Red Bull’s “spin”, after the reigning world champions said sitting out the young driver test next month will not hurt Mercedes. At the end ...
Read More »Mercedes not found guilty of rule breach – Lauda
Mercedes was not found ‘guilty’ of breaking the rules, Niki Lauda insists. The German team has been banned from the forthcoming young drivers test at Silverstone, and was officially reprimanded ...
Read More »‘Most teams’ have 2014 deals with Pirelli – report
Most formula one teams have deals in place with Pirelli beyond 2013, according to a respected correspondent. Bernie Ecclestone told F1 business journalist Christian Sylt last week that the organisation ...
Read More »Ferrari furious, Pirelli may sue as ‘test-gate’ rolls on
Ferrari has ridiculed Mercedes’ penalty in the wake of the ‘test-gate’ hearing late last week. Red Bull, who along with Ferrari lodged the original protest against Mercedes’ secret Pirelli tyre ...
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