World rally driver Ken Block, famous for his online gymkhana stunt videos, will test the Pirelli F1 test car later this year. American Block, 43, will drive the updated 2009 ...
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Economy not right for F1 tyre war – Pirelli
Pirelli is open to a tyre war in formula one but doubts the economic climate is right at present. “At Pirelli we love competition,” the Italian marque’s British motor sport ...
Read More »Red flag tyre rule tweak good for F1 – Pirelli
Pirelli has admitted a rule tweak could have ensured an exciting finish to the weekend’s Monaco grand prix. With leader Sebastian Vettel’s tyres wearing, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button were ...
Read More »Alguersuari happy with controversial new hard tyre
Jaime Alguersuari’s was a lone voice in Barcelona when he praised the new ‘super hard’ tyre compound supplied by Pirelli. Lewis Hamilton had slammed the tyre – designed to degrade ...
Read More »New ‘super hard’ tyres raise eyebrows in Spain
Pirelli’s new hard tyre was a sore point after Friday practice in Spain. Lewis Hamilton described the performance of the ‘super hard’ compound as a “disaster” at Barcelona — too ...
Read More »Too many pitstops in Turkey admits Pirelli
As F1 celebrates the end of processional and predictable races, Pirelli has acknowledged that Turkey two weeks ago was one step too far. The sport’s new official tyre partner is ...
Read More »Other tyre marques feared for ‘image’ – Ecclestone
Pirelli was the right choice for 2011 because the alternative tyre suppliers did not want to spice up formula one. That is the claim of Bernie Ecclestone, who in recent ...
Read More »Teams to debut new hard tyre in Spain – Pirelli
Teams will race on a different hard compound tyre in Spain this weekend. They tested the evolution of the compound during Friday practice in Turkey nearly two weeks ago, after ...
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