Becoming Pirelli’s test driver was “not an option” for Adrian Sutil, the out-of-work F1 driver has admitted. “Right now I’m waiting,” the former Force India driver told Eurosport Deutschland. German ...
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Pirelli making F1 a ‘show’ or a ‘lottery’?
Tyres. The political dramas aside, that word utterly dominated the Bahrain grand prix weekend. Afterwards, Michael Schumacher admitted he was “unhappy” with the situation. “Sometimes we are driving only 60, ...
Read More »Pirelli fends off criticism after Bahrain
Pirelli went on the defensive on Sunday, following criticism in the wake of the Bahrain grand prix. British commentator Martin Brundle said the Italian marque’s heavily-degrading 2012 product, so difficult ...
Read More »Pirelli signs test driver Alguersuari
F1 tyre supplier Pirelli on Friday announced that Jaime Alguersuari has been signed as a test driver. The former Toro Rosso driver was left without a role for the 2012 ...
Read More »Pirelli F1 tyres and their color markings for 2012
In order to spice up the spectator experience the 2012 Formula One Championship brings in a ‘new visual’ identification from the tyre perspective – color coding. Pirelli’s Formula One tyres ...
Read More »Pirelli eyes Alguersuari, Trulli for test role
Pirelli is reportedly considering signing a 2011 race driver to be the official tyre supplier’s new test driver. AS newspaper in Spain said Jaime Alguersuari, formerly at Toro Rosso and ...
Read More »Pirelli closer to deal for 2010 test car
Pirelli is closer to finding a solution to its current lack of a F1 test car. In the past two years, the sport’s Italian supplier has used the last car ...
Read More »Experts slam ‘ugly’ field of 2012
F1’s field of 2012 reminds one expert pundit of a supermodel without her best assets. Former driver Hans-Joachim Stuck wrote in his German column for Eurosport that he dislikes the ...
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