The Italian marque’s motor racing boss Paul Hembery has defended Pirelli amid criticism of its 2011 formula one tyres. It has been reported that the hard/soft compound combination for the ...
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Pirelli announces hard and soft PZero compounds
Following an extensive campaign of private testing – which took in more than 18,000 kilometres in Europe and the Middle East – plus three group tests to date, Pirelli has ...
Read More »Pirelli still working on softest tyres
Pirelli has tweaked its softest tyres ahead of the last European pre-season test this week. The move follows reports that the super-soft tyre has been ruled out for at least ...
Read More »Karthikeyan not complaining about HRT, Pirelli
Narain Karthikeyan has played down reports about Pirelli’s 2011 tyres, and also the driveability of the HRT car. The Indian, who has been signed by the struggling Spanish team for ...
Read More »Pirelli tyres will spice up F1 races – Alonso
Fernando Alonso believes F1’s switch to Pirelli tyres will lead to more exciting races in 2011. “The tyres are not lasting as long as (the Bridgestone’s did) last year,” the ...
Read More »Pirelli to supply hard tyre at first races – report
Based on the first two tests of the 2011 group pre-season, new official supplier Pirelli has already decided upon which tyre compounds to take to the first four grands prix ...
Read More »Schumacher fast lap was ‘a show for Germany’ – Webber
Mark Webber cynically raised his eyebrows after Michael Schumacher set the fastest test time at Jerez last Friday. It had only been one day after Nico Rosberg sounded pessimistic following ...
Read More »Pirelli brings all dry compounds to Jerez
Just one week after the opening official test session of the year in Valencia, Pirelli is back on track once more for the second group test, which covers four days ...
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