Ferrari failed to beat Red Bull for a fourth consecutive time because of “two main factors”, according to team boss Stefano Domenicali. Speaking to the Spanish sports newspaper AS, the ...
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Pirelli renews quit threat amid push for tests
Behind closed doors, Pirelli is stamping its feet as it pushes to prepare for 2014. International reports, including in Spain’s El Mundo Deportivo and by Italy’s Italiaracing, say the sport’s ...
Read More »Pirelli clamps down amid illegal tyre heating claims
Pirelli has clamped down on enforcing the operating guidelines of its tyres, amid rumours some teams were not playing along. After the tyre-exploding British grand prix this year, the FIA ...
Read More »Mid-season tyre switch helped Ferrari’s rivals – Massa
Before travelling to Korea, Ferrari designer Nikolas Tombazis said “blaming the tyres” would be “superficial”. He made his comments as Ferrari contemplated why it has steadily fallen away in 2013, ...
Read More »Alonso slams poor ‘quality’ of Pirelli tyres
Fernando Alonso on Saturday put Pirelli back in the F1 headlines, after questioning the “quality” of the Italian marque’s tyres. The Ferrari driver told reporters in Korea the tyres “will ...
Read More »Pirelli – still no tyre deal with FIA
Pirelli boss Paul Hembery on Friday admitted there is still no deal with the FIA for the sport’s supply of tyres beyond 2013. The governing body rubber-stamped the Italian marque’s ...
Read More »Aragon likely new venue for McLaren-Pirelli test
McLaren and Pirelli look set to head to Spain, after failing to get the FIA’s green light for a 2014 tyre test in Austin later this month. Reportedly after rival ...
Read More »FIA stops McLaren’s Pirelli test in Austin – report
The FIA has scuppered McLaren’s plans to test Pirelli tyres with a 2011 car at the US grand prix venue in Austin, it emerged on Thursday. Germany’s Auto Motor und ...
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