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 ...
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2013’s F1 tyre saga races ahead to Hungary
After the chaos of Silverstone and the subsequent boycott threats, there were no more exploding tyres throughout the Nurburgring weekend. But Pirelli is still a major point of discussion. The ...
Read More »New kevlar tyres ‘not terrible’ – Grosjean
Although Lotus was initially opposed to the move to kevlar-belted tyres, Romain Grosjean in Germany said the change was actually “not terrible” for the team. Before the tyre-exploding crisis at ...
Read More »GPDA directors back-pedal on boycott threat
GPDA director and German Sebastian Vettel back-pedalled on Friday, after the drivers’ union earlier threatened to boycott his home race this weekend. Pirelli and the FIA’s reaction since the Silverstone ...
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 »Tyre crisis deepens as drivers threaten boycott
F1’s tyre-gate saga has taken another dramatic twist, as drivers formally threaten to boycott the German grand prix. The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA), led by Ferrari tester Pedro de ...
Read More »Alonso says no driver boycott in Germany
Fernando Alonso has played down the chance of a driver boycott this weekend at the Nurburgring. Earlier, the Ferrari driver’s teammate Felipe Massa would not rule out the possibility drivers ...
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