Dr Helmut Marko suspects there are “serious differences” in the quality of the sets of tyres being supplied this year by Pirelli. Red Bull’s motor racing consultant also said the ...
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F1 considering tyre blanket ban – report
F1 is considering a ban on tyre-warming blankets, the German language publication Motorsport Magazin reports. Journalist Kerstin Hasenbichler reported from Valencia that the potential 2013 ban is being discussed as ...
Read More »Schumacher happy criticism started tyre ‘discussion’
Michael Schumacher has denied his widely-reported comments about Pirelli’s 2012 tyres were simply about venting “frustration”. “What frustration?” the seven time world champion was quoted as having told German media ...
Read More »Setup key to pace in new Pirelli era – Brawn
Getting the setup right is a challenge teams are grappling with in 2012. So far this season, four different cars have won the four grands prix, with Pirelli’s difficult tyres ...
Read More »Schumacher’s Pirelli spat ‘exaggerated’ – Vettel
Sebastian Vettel has hit back at what he thinks was an “exaggerated” reaction to Michael Schumacher after the recent Bahrain grand prix. Schumacher, Vettel’s countryman and friend, had heavily criticised ...
Read More »F1 2012 ‘a 1000 piece puzzle’ – Schumacher
F1’s new face of 2012 is polarising the sport. It seems teams, drivers and spectators alike either love or hate the new great influence brought largely by Pirelli’s new generation ...
Read More »Pirelli getting credit and blame for unbalance of power
Pirelli is getting the credit – or the blame – for F1’s unstable pecking order so far in 2012. For the first time in almost three decades, four different cars ...
Read More »Haug disagrees with Schumacher’s Pirelli blast
He does not agree with the seven time world champion, but Norbert Haug insists he can understand Michael Schumacher’s criticism of the current generation of Pirelli tyre. Mercedes driver Schumacher ...
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