Bridgestone Confirms F1 Quit in 2010
2 Nov 2009, 07:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Japanese tire manufacturer Bridgestone will terminate their supplier deal with FIA's Formula One Championship at the end of 2010, as announced in a press release earlier this morning. The famou...
Bridgestone Closes Plants in Australia, New Zealand
26 Oct 2009, 09:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tire manufacturer Bridgestone is getting ready to close several tire making facilities in Australia and New Zealand, as a result of the competition which has made "tire manufacturing in Austral...
China-US Tire Wars Worries Bridgestone
17 Sep 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The upcoming introduction of the 35 percent duty for the US bound Chinese tires has sparked the first signs of distress in Europe and Asia. Japanese tire manufacturer Bridgestone recently said the d...
Bridgestone Readies Asymmetric Rear Slicks for Indianapolis
26 Aug 2009, 15:50 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The Japanese tire manufacturer will bring two sets of tire compounds for the American MotoGP race at Indianapolis due to its challenging track architecture. The characteristics of the Indian...
Bridgestone Explains Tire Choice for Hungaroring
23 Jul 2009, 09:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bridgestone will bring the soft and super soft compound tires at the Hungaroring this weekend, as confirmed by Bridgestone's Director of Motorsport Tyre Development Hirohide Hamashima in a pres...
Alonso Salutes New Tire Policy in Formula One
17 Jul 2009, 07:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso is one of the first drivers to salute the new policy adopted by Formula One tire manufacturer Bridgestone concerning tire allocations for the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix. As of Hun...
Bridgestone Keep Tire Gap for German GP
8 Jul 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Two days to the German Grand Prix this weekend, Bridgestone's Director of Motorsport Tire Development Hirohide Hamashima presented the ups and downs that teams are expected to takle during the ...
Honda Still Not Bullish on 2009 Chances
8 Jul 2009, 07:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Honda finally scored its first win in the MotoGP this season, HRC Executive Vice-President Shuhei Nakamoto insisted that his team is yet unable to turn the table on the 2009 championship. H...
Bridgestone Switch to Consecutive Tire Compounds for 2009
1 Jul 2009, 11:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Japanese tire manufacturer Bridgestone has finally given in to the pressure of both teams and drivers regarding their policy of gap in compound collocation for the ongoing F1 season. Until now, Brid...
Bridgestone Debuts Soft Tires in Turkey, Warns about Turn 8
4 Jun 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bridgestone confirmed the tire allocations for the upcoming Turkish Grand Prix this weekend, with their soft component making its very debut on the track of the Istanbul Otodrom. The second tire cho...
Bridgestone Bring New Intermediate Tire in Monaco
19 May 2009, 10:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula One tire supplier Bridgestone will bring a brand new intermediate tire in Monte Carlo, in case rain decides to pay a visit during the upcoming weekend. As announced by the Japanese manufactu...
Bridgestone Tire Compounds for Barcelona: Hard/Soft
6 May 2009, 13:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bridgestone have announced the tire compound for the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix this weekend. As expected, unlike the non-European rounds of the F1 calendar – when track temperatures were con...
Bridgestone Announces Tire Allocations for Bahrain GP
21 Apr 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bridgestone has announced the tire allocations for the Bahrain Grand Prix, scheduled for the upcoming weekend. As in China, the optional compound provided to the F1 teams will be super soft. However...
Bridgestone Explains Super Soft Tire Choice
17 Apr 2009, 14:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bridgestone today explained their strange pick in terms of tire compound for the ongoing Chinese Grand Prix this weekend. The Japanese tire manufacturer allocated the super soft slick compound as th...
China GP - Thursday Press Conference
16 Apr 2009, 14:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The drivers present at the Chinese Grand Prix press conference on Thursday – Rubens Barrichello (Brawn GP), Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren Mercedes), Kazuki Nakajima (Williams), Jarno Trulli (Toyo...
Bridgestone to Change 2010 Tires Due to Wear
4 Mar 2009, 09:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Using the Kinetic Energy Recovery System might not be the cleverest thing to do in 2009. Although they have invested a lot of money into developing a functional unit by the start of the upcoming sea...
Bridgestone Announce GREEN Compound for 2009
27 Feb 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bridgestone tire manufacturer announced earlier this week that they will introduce a brand new painting scheme on their soft compound tires this year, to differentiate it from the hard ones. The sof...
Bridgestone Halts Production to Cut Stocks
6 Feb 2009, 13:30 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Since car manufacturers across the world are severely reducing production in the light of the financial downturn, tyre makers can not be doing any better. According to drive.com, tyre producer Br...
Bridgestone Disappointed with Failed Slick Tires' Test
23 Jan 2009, 08:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula One teams didn't get to test the slick tires much this week, as the rainy weather at Algarve circuit prevented them from trying on the new compounds for the upcoming season. Although th...