Brawn Predicts 3-Pitstop Races in 2011
18 Mar 2011, 15:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Pirelli has developed the tires for the 2011 Formula 1 season based on the advices received from the series' boss Bernie Ecclestone, who asked the Italian company to design rubber that can wear...
Best Car Will Win in 2011 - Alonso
16 Mar 2011, 12:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / You can throw in all the degradable tires you want, and choose all the different strategies you wish to choose, but at the end of the day it will still be the best car of the 2011 season that will t...
Drivers Say 2-Pit Stop Races Impossible in 2011
11 Mar 2011, 10:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There is at least one significant group in Formula 1 that is not at all happy with how Pirelli has developed its tires for the 2011 season, and this is the Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA). The...
Pirelli to Develop Extra-Hard Tires for Turkish GP
10 Mar 2011, 13:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Pirelli will reportedly introduce a 5th tire compound for the 2011 Formula 1 championship, according to a report from Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. As confirmed by the FIA's World Mo...
Pirelli Friday F1 Tire Testing Approved for 2011
8 Mar 2011, 15:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has decided to allow the Formula 1 teams to test “experimental” Pirelli tires during the Friday practice sessions of some Grands Prix throug...
Hamilton Hits at Pirelli Tires for Making F1 Slow
7 Mar 2011, 10:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton has openly criticized the new tires developed by Pirelli for the 2011 Formula 1 season. And we know he isn't the only one doing it – basically the entire F1 field, with few...
Pirelli Denies 2011 Tires Built for Schumacher
7 Mar 2011, 08:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The new Formula 1 season will undoubtedly look much different from its predeceasing year, especially if we are to consider race strategy. And that's because Pirelli has become the new tire supp...
Massa Admits Excitement Over New Car, Pirelli Tires
23 Feb 2011, 09:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In a time when many are criticizing the tire compounds developed by Pirelli for the 2011 Formula 1 season, Ferrari's Felipe Massa seems to be one of the few excited drivers heading into the new...
Alonso Says Pirelli Tire Degradation the Same in Barcelona
20 Feb 2011, 12:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Pirelli might have brought some newly-spec soft and super-soft tires in Barcelona this weekend, but according to Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso there isn’t much difference between what the te...
Citroen Fears Michelin Tires Will Be an Issue in 2011
18 Feb 2011, 10:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Citroen's motorsport director Olivier Quesnel admitted that tire punctures might become an important factor in the 2011 World Rally Championship, after his team suffered a bunch of them during ...
Karthikeyan Doesn't Complain About F1 Tires, HRT Car
15 Feb 2011, 15:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When he'll drive HRT's 2011 challenger at this year's Bahrain Grand Prix first practice on Friday, Indian driver Narain Karthikeyan will be making his official return to Formula 1 aft...
Mercedes Will Not Blame Poor Season on Tires
9 Feb 2011, 07:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes GP did not impress a whole lot of people when they put their W02 challenger through its paces during the latest group test in Valencia. In fact, some might say the Brackley based team has q...
BMW Impressed with Winter Tire Demand in the UK
25 Nov 2010, 08:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although we really don't know what's so surprising in seeing a new car buyer asking for winter tires since we're already in the cold season, BMW says the demand is remarkable especial...
Yokohama Introducing New Website
26 Oct 2010, 14:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Yokohama tire producer announced it is introducing a new website based on its loyalty program, the Yokohama ADVANTAGE Associate Dealer Program. The ADVANTAGE Online website monitors program earn...
Virgin's Tire Recycle Scheme Exposed
15 Jun 2010, 06:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Virgin Racing doesn't seem that committed to the greener aspects of Formula One after all, at least not as team sponsor Sir Richard Branson had suggested prior to last weekend's Canadian G...
Michelin Launches New Tires for the Porsche Cayenne
30 Apr 2010, 10:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Tire manufacturer Michelin has just announced the availability of three new ranges of tires designed and homologated to fit the new Porsche Cayenne. According to the manufacturer, the new type of ti...
WRC Tires Explained
8 Apr 2010, 15:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Tires in the World Rally Championship are maybe the deciding factor in setting up the winner or the loser of one event. And that's a fact, as the compound provided by Pirelli for the past few y...
FOTA to Discuss KERS, Refueling Return for 2011
2 Apr 2010, 06:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) is to meet later today, on 4.30 PM local time at Sepang International Circuit, to discuss some key topics on the future of the sport. According to several so...
Schumacher - I Have to Get Used to the New Tires
17 Mar 2010, 10:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although finishing 6th at his return in the Formula One racing, 7-time world champion Michael Schumacher insisted he was pleased with his performance on Sunday. As revealed before the season opener,...
No GP2 Tires for Stefan GP Test
25 Feb 2010, 08:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Stefan Grand Prix have been left on the sidelines before their initially scheduled test at Portimao, because they do not hold a valid racing license from the International Automobile Federation (FIA...