Tag Archives: Pirelli

Pirelli did not design its 2011 tyre, or the product’s forthcoming development programme, with any specific driver in mind. Some drivers, notably Felipe Massa and Michael Schumacher, struggled on last ...

Formula one has shifted down a gear for the 2011 season, according to Lewis Hamilton. The 2008 world champion says that although adjustable rear wings and KERS have upped the ...

Martin Whitmarsh has leapt to Pirelli’s defence amid widespread criticism of the marque’s 2011 tyres. Some drivers are bemoaning the tyres’ severe degradation, but McLaren and FOTA chief Whitmarsh believes ...

F1’s new official supplier Pirelli has hit back at the criticism about its 2011 tyres. Drivers, including world champion Sebastian Vettel this week, have admitted concerns with the severe degradation ...

Three leading F1 drivers have admitted their concerns about this year’s Pirelli tyres. “The problem is that they degrade too quickly,” reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel said on Austrian television ...

Fernando Alonso believes F1’s switch to Pirelli tyres is “not good for the big teams”. There have been widespread complaints about the severe degradation of the 2011-specification products supplied by ...

A feature of new supplier Pirelli’s tyre wear could make overtaking difficult in 2011, world champion Sebastian Vettel has revealed. The Red Bull driver said that the new tyres this ...

Forget adjustable rear wings and KERS, it is this year’s Pirelli tyres that will cause more overtaking in 2011. That is the view of Fernando Alonso, who during the fourth ...