Pirelli on Saturday said metal debris, not a tyre design flaw, caused the rear failures and cuts seen at Spa-Francorchamps on Friday. The latest tyre problems revived memories of June’s ...
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FIA to keep control of F1’s print media
The FIA is staying in control of the accreditation of F1’s print journalists. Before Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt shook hands at the Hungaroring last weekend, it was reported control ...
Read More »No tyre war unless rules change – Hembery
Paul Hembery has played down reports Pirelli might have to go wheel-to-wheel with Michelin in formula one next year. There are rumours the apparently Jean Todt-supported French marque Michelin, last ...
Read More »Ecclestone troubles ‘not good for F1’ – Kaltenborn
Bernie Ecclestone insists CVC, the owners of formula one’s commercial rights, are “very happy” to keep him in charge of the sport. That is despite the fact the 82-year-old has ...
Read More »Pirelli changed tyres without consent at Silverstone – report
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 ...
Read More »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 »Michelin not ruling out F1 return
Michelin has not denied rumours it might be shaping up to succeed F1’s increasingly frustrated and out-of-favour official tyre supplier Pirelli. Indeed, some reports have even hinted that the French ...
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 ...
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