Pirelli will soon name its formula one test driver. Reports have linked Mercedes reserve driver Nick Heidfeld with the role of helping the Italian marque to prepare for the 2011 ...
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Heidfeld ‘ideal’ for tyre testing job – Pirelli
Nick Heidfeld fits the bill to spearhead new tyre supplier Pirelli’s formula one tyre testing. That is the opinion of Paul Hembery, the Italian marque’s competition boss, after German Heidfeld ...
Read More »Pirelli eyes Raikkonen for F1 tyre testing
Kimi Raikkonen could be asked to test formula one tyres for the sport’s new exclusive supplier Pirelli. It has emerged that the Italian company will supply two sets of tyres ...
Read More »Pirelli to create tyres for good F1 ‘show’
Pirelli has acknowledged it has a role to play in boosting formula one’s “show”. The Italian brand is F1’s new exclusive supplier beginning next year, and some figures see it ...
Read More »Pirelli eyes old BMW F1 car for tyre tests
A few-year-old BMW formula one car could be used for initial Pirelli tyre testing. While admitting using Toyota’s unraced TF110 car is one possibility, the Italian brand has revealed that ...
Read More »Pirelli denies FIA relationship already strained
Pirelli has played down suggestions the new F1 tyre supplier’s relationship with the FIA is already off to a bad start. Until Pirelli received the green light by the World ...
Read More »F1 teams to test Pirelli tyres in Abu Dhabi
F1 teams will stay in Abu Dhabi after November’s season finale for a four-day test. According to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, the session has been organised not only for ...
Read More »Pirelli to stay on budget, test F1 tyres with GP2 car
Entering formula one will not cause Pirelli to increase its budget, chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera said on Thursday. The Italian company has won its bid to succeed the sport’s departing ...
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