Tag Archives: Paul Hembery

Pirelli has warned drivers not to risk keeping full wet tyres on their cars at Sepang while they wait to switch to slicks. With rain likely to play a role ...

Pirelli has revealed it will supply an “experimental hard compound” for teams to test during practice in Malaysia on Friday. In March, we reported that F1’s new official supplier was ...

The Malaysian grand prix next weekend could be the toughest challenge for Pirelli’s tyres in 2011. That is the admission of the Italian marque’s racing boss Paul Hembery, after Melbourne ...

Paul Hembery has acknowledged the criticism about Pirelli’s method for visibly distinguishing the two compound types in Melbourne. The hard and soft compounds at the 2011 season opener were distinguishable ...

Teams will be supplied an extra set of tyres in Australia on Friday, Pirelli has announced. Following the extreme wear degradation seen in winter testing, the FIA recently agreed a ...

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 ...

Pirelli did not design its 2011 tyre, or the product’s forthcoming development programme, with any specific driver in mind. Some drivers, notably Felipe Massa and Michael Schumacher, struggled on last ...

Three F1 figures have come out in support of Bernie Ecclestone’s ‘rain button’ proposal. Other commentators have slammed the idea or accused the F1 chief executive of doing nothing more ...