Hankook Signs 3-Year DTM Supply Deal
18 Jan 2011, 09:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Not only Formula 1 and the World Rally Championship are beginning new business relationships when it comes to tire suppliers, but also the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series. Starting with th...
DMACK Becomes WRC Tire Supplier for 2011
15 Sep 2010, 13:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A few hours after French tire manufacturer Michelin announced that they will be joining the World Rally Championship from as early as next season, their Chinese counterparts DMACK issued a statement...
Michelin Becomes WRC Tire Supplier for 2011
15 Sep 2010, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Pirelli ending their World Rally Championship programme at the end of this season and focusing exclusively on their 3-year deal with F1, the premier rallying series needed a quick replacement f...
Pirelli Concludes Successful F1 Test in France
26 Jul 2010, 14:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We've been talking about it for some time now, and it finally happened: Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli concluded its first official test of the 2011 spec tires for the Formula One championsh...
Pirelli May Ask Raikkonen to Test F1 Tires
30 Jun 2010, 10:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Pirelli is moving fast to securing a successful entry in the 2010 Formula One championship as a sole tire supplier, as the Italian maker seems to have already set up a decent testing plan for their ...
Pirelli to Use GP2 Car to Test 2011 F1 Tires
25 Jun 2010, 06:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli yesterday confirmed that they will use a GP2 car to test their 2011 tires. Although recent reports have suggested that the new sole supplier of Formula One would us...
FIA Confirms Multiple Tire Suppliers from 2011
24 Jun 2010, 10:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the FIA's World Motor Sport Council meeting yesterday, some of the missing pieces of the 2011 World Rally Championship were brought to light. First and foremost, the ruling body confi...
FIA Confirms Pirelli as New F1 Tire Supplier
23 Jun 2010, 13:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has today confirmed that Pirelli will become the next sole tire supplier of the Formula One championship. The Italian company will therefore take over f...
Pirelli to Become New F1 Tire Supplier
26 May 2010, 07:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Pirelli seems to have won the race to become sole supplier of the Formula One championship from 2011 onwards. Although nothing has been made official by the International Automobile Federation (FIA)...
Michelin and Pirelli Battle for F1 Supplier Role
17 May 2010, 09:59 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali hinted on Sunday that Avon-Cooper and Bridgestone are out of the race to supply Formula 1 tires next season. Domenicali had a meeting with the media at Monac...
Pirelli Confirm Commitment to WRC, Despite F1 Plans
4 May 2010, 07:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli confirmed earlier this month that its desire to become tire supplier in the Formula One Championship will not interfere with their programme inside the World Rally ...
Pirelli to Make F1 Tire Offer in Spain
30 Apr 2010, 06:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As revealed by Williams' technical director Sam Michael yesterday morning, there are now only two players fighting for the tire supplying role inside the Formula One Championship from 2011 onwa...
It's Michelin Vs. Cooper Avon for the 2011 F1 Deal
29 Apr 2010, 10:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) met during the course of this week to discuss several topics of top importance for the future of the sport, including the return of the Kinetic Energy Recove...
Pirelli Would Consider F1 Entry in 2011
22 Apr 2010, 06:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As time goes by, another tire manufacturer seems to show its interest in replacing Japanese company Bridgestone in the world of Formula One. Starting next season, the series will have a new tire sup...
Avon Confirms F1 Talks for 2011
21 Apr 2010, 07:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Japanese tire manufacturer Bridgestone still undecided on their future in the Formula One championship, it seems that not only their French rivals Michelin are knocking on Bernie Ecclestone...
Bridgestone Official Would Opt for F1 Stay
14 Apr 2010, 13:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Japanese tire maker Bridgestone is very much in doubt on whether to continue its commitment in Formula One from 2011 onwards or terminate their deal with the Formula One Management (FOM) at the end ...
Michelin Confirm F1 Interest, But No Decision
6 Apr 2010, 09:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following recent reports that they are considering an F1 return in 2011, French tire manufacturer Michelin has finally hinted, through the voice of an official, that the reports are not at all false...
Michelin to Return to Formula One in 2011 - Report
2 Apr 2010, 12:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula One is set to debut a new tire war starting the 2011 season, as emerged after the latest meeting of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) in Sepang, later today. Bernie Ecclestone also at...
Bridgestone Sticks to Decision to Quit F1
18 Mar 2010, 11:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although both the president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) Jean Todt and the Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone have expressed their hopes in recent weeks that current F1 tire suppl...
F1 to Push for Bridgestone Stay in 2011
23 Feb 2010, 10:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As the new Formula One season approaches, supremo Bernie Ecclestone is already preparing the 2011 edition of the championship. And the first thing that he needs to take care of when talking about th...