Mark Webber has pointed to Pirelli’s 2013 tyres as the reason for his struggle against dominant teammate Sebastian Vettel this year. The Australian, who is heading to Le Mans with ...
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Pirelli to be ‘very conservative’ for 2014 – Hembery
The days where grands prix are spiced-up by deliberately heavily-degrading tyres could be over. Since the tyre-exploding crisis earlier this season, and the mid-year shift from steel to kevlar-belted tyres, ...
Read More »Pirelli test with 2011 car ‘likely’ – McLaren
McLaren has admitted it is “likely” to help Pirelli with tyre testing at some point in the future. We reported early this week that the British team could be next ...
Read More »Pirelli has 2014 deals ‘with all teams’
Pirelli has signed supply contracts with all eleven formula one teams, motor sport director Paul Hembery told reporters at Monza. The Italian marque also has a new deal in place ...
Read More »Report – Michelin tried F1 tyre at Le Mans test?
Michelin may have been preparing for its possible return to formula one next year for some time. Rumours the French marque is in the running to either compete against the ...
Read More »Ecclestone plays down Michelin return reports
Bernie Ecclestone has moved to play down reports Michelin could replace Pirelli as F1’s official tyre supplier next year. At the height of the new Michelin rumours ahead of the ...
Read More »Michelin also open to 2014 tyre war
Michelin is not ruling out taking on Pirelli in a formula one tyre war next year. With the sport’s existing sole supplier Pirelli having already inked 2014 contracts with Bernie ...
Read More »Ecclestone confirms Michelin eyeing F1 return
Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed reports from Spa-Francorchamps this week that Michelin wants to return to formula one. “They do want to get back in,” the F1 chief executive is quoted ...
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