In the days after the Spanish grand prix, the word on everybody’s lips is the same — tyres. Indeed, so crucial is the impact of Pirelli’s controversial product this year ...
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F1 reaches ‘T-word’ tipping point
There is an angry ‘T-word’ on everybody’s lips after Sunday’s puzzling and painful Spanish grand prix. “Can anyone tell me what’s going on?” an exasperated Paul di Resta asked his ...
Read More »F1 shouldn’t panic over Pirelli deadline – Domenicali
Stefano Domenicali insists F1 should not panic over the unknown identity of next year’s official tyre supplier. In Bahrain recently, Pirelli’s Paul Hembery denied Bernie Ecclestone’s claim that a new ...
Read More »Pirelli still investigating Hamilton tyre failure
Pirelli is conducting a detailed investigation into the cause of Lewis Hamilton’s tyre failure in Bahrain last weekend. In the wake of the Bahrain grand prix, we reported rumours that ...
Read More »Failing tyres ‘too much’ says Massa
A new problem could be emerging for Pirelli, as the mere safety of its already controversial 2013 tyres is now called into question. The occurrence of tyre failures – or ...
Read More »Wind tunnel tyres to blame for team struggles – report
Pirelli’s new 60 per cent scale wind tunnel tyres could be to blame for some teams’ troubles in 2013, according to a technical expert. Top team McLaren faltered badly over ...
Read More »Hankook could replace F1 tyre supplier Pirelli – rumour
Hankook, a South Korean company, has emerged as an alternative official tyre supplier for formula one. Currently the subject of intense criticism of its heavily-degrading 2013 product, F1’s official supplier ...
Read More »Hembery admits Pirelli could change tack after Bahrain
Paul Hembery has admitted Pirelli might change tack after Sunday’s Bahrain grand prix, in the wake of heavy criticism of its 2013 tyres. Mercedes’ Niki Lauda, who like Red Bull ...
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