Tags: Pirelli
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Teams ‘short of tyres’ for Q4 format
Teams have warned Pirelli that they will be “short of tyres” if qualifying was extended to include a Q4 session.
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Bottas fastest lap shows Pirelli progress
Pirelli’s Formula 1 boss Mario Isola believes Valtteri Bottas’ fastest lap in the Australian GP is proof of progress for the tyre manufacturer.
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Driver tyre choices for Australia revealed
So close you can almost taste it…the build-up to Australia continues with Pirelli releasing the driver tyre choices.
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Pirelli deny taking too few tyres to testing
Pirelli have rubbished claims that teams didn’t have enough sets of tyres to use during pre-season testing.
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Hamilton: 2019 Pirellis a little bit hard
Lewis Hamilton says he doesn’t “have a lot of good things to say” about this year’s Pirelli tyres, which he feels are too hard.
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Pirelli data indicates Ferrari are quickest
After Pirelli revealed the time gaps between the different tyre compounds, the first test timesheet sees Ferrari as the early pace setters.
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Pirelli reveal tyre markings for pre-season tests
Pirelli have revealed they will run new markings on their slick tyre range in pre-season testing so that fans can tell the compounds apart.
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Pirelli ‘worried’ about a Barcelona cold snap
With less than three weeks until pre-season testing gets underway, Pirelli are hoping that last year’s snow fall stays away.
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Pirelli won’t go overly aggressive in 2019
Pirelli won’t be overly aggressive with this year’s tyre options, adamant that actually slows the drivers’ pace.
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Pirelli: A two-stop rule wouldn’t work
Pirelli have downplayed talk of two mandatory stops during a grand prix, saying it is not the “right solution” for the sport.
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Pirelli tease potential pit stop rule change
Pirelli Motorsport director Mario Isola claims he is open to the idea of increasing the number of mandatory race pit stops to two.
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Bottas set early pace in Abu Dhabi tyre test
Valtteri Bottas put in the quickest time on the opening morning of the end of season Pirelli test in Abu Dhabi.
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Pirelli retained as F1’s sole tyre supplier
Pirelli will continue to supply tyres to the Formula 1 grid through to 2023, remaining as the sport’s sole supplier.
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‘Top teams will need to the hypers to reach Q3’
Such is the “surprising” gap between Pirelli’s hypersoft tyres and the ultrasofts that even the top three teams will have to use the softest rubber to make it into Q3 in Abu Dhabi.
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Pirelli to race thinner treads in 2019
Pirelli will race their thinner tyre treads at all 2019 races with Mario Isola revealing they have also taken steps to reduce overheating.
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Gasly: F1 bosses listening to the drivers
Pierre Gasly says Friday’s GPDA meeting was “interesting and pretty long” but the good news is he reckons Liberty Media and the FIA are listening to the drivers.
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Drivers to hold tyre talks in Brazil
The Grand Prix Drivers??? Association (GPDA) will meet at this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix with Pirelli tyres likely to dominate conversation.
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Pirelli reveal 2019’s three set colours
Although there will be a range of five to six compounds in 2019, Pirelli will have only three set colours for the entire season.
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Hakkinen wants tyre war in Formula 1
Mika Hakkinen believes that there should be “competition” amongst tyre manufacturers as well as teams in F1.
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Pirelli: Free tyre choice if Q3 rule is scrapped
According to Pirelli, if the tyre rule from Q3 is scrapped, then teams could get total freedom in their tyre choices.
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McLaren weren’t late to nominate Suzuka tyres
F1 race director Charlie Whiting has backed McLaren’s claims that they weren’t late to nominate their tyres for the Japanese GP despite reports to the contrary.
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McLaren go conversative for US GP
Pirelli has unveiled teams’ tyre selections for the upcoming United States Grand Prix with neither title protagonist going all in on one compound.
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Aitken, Markelov drafted in for Pirelli tests
Formula 2 racers Jack Aitken and Artem Markelov will carry out a tyre test for Pirelli this week, driving the Renault RS18 at Suzuka.
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Hamilton wants ‘three steps softer’ tyres
Although this year’s championship saw the introduction of the hypersoft tyre, Lewis Hamilton has urged Pirelli to go “three steps softer” in 2019.
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Pirelli: Typhoons to blame for higher wear
Quite a few teams suffered from blistering of their Pirelli rubber on Friday, with wear higher than originally expected at Suzuka.
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FIA team principals press conference – Russia
In between practice sessions on Friday, team bosses Cyril Abiteboul, Toto Wolff and Otmar Szafnauer spoke to the media in Sochi, along with Mario Isola from Pirelli.
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Hankook to battle Pirelli for tyre contract
South Korean tyre company Hankook has confirmed its participation in Formula 1’s upcoming tender process for tyres.
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Leclerc to drive for Ferrari in Pirelli test
Charles Leclerc will have his first taste of Ferrari’s 2018 F1 car when he tests for Pirelli at Paul Ricard this week.
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Another race, another bold Ferrari tyre strategy
Needing to take points off Lewis Hamilton in the title race, Sebastian Vettel has gone aggressive with his tyre choices for the upcoming Russian Grand Prix.
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Pirelli face competition for F1 tyre contract
Pirelli are facing competition to remain F1’s sole tyre supplier with Jean Todt revealing there has been “more than one” tender put forward.