Tags: Pirelli
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Pirelli keeping 2020 tyre tests a secret
Pirelli are working on repeatable “indoor tests” to design their 2020 tyres to F1’s requests, but they are keen to keep the details a secret.
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Sirotkin and Renault test Pirelli’s 18-inch tyres
Renault test driver Sergey Sirotkin put Pirelli’s 18-inch 2021 tyres through their paces at Paul Ricard on Thursday, covering 94 laps.
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Pirelli want more time to test 2020 tyres
Esteban Ocon will head to Paul Ricard on Thursday to complete the final Pirelli test on their prototype 2020 tyres, that is unless teams agree to an extra test that would be scheduled in October.
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Pirelli told 2019 ‘tyres are a bit too peaky’
Pirelli’s main target for the 2021 season is to develop compounds with a “wider working range”.
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Thin tyres not to blame for Merc dominance
Pirelli has played down suggestions that the thinner tyres has contributed to Mercedes’ dominance.
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Pirelli still in the dark over Buemi test crash
Pirelli are still investigating the cause of Sebastien Buemi’s test crash, admitting they don’t know if it was tyre related or an issue with the car.
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Haas won’t design a car ‘to fit the tyres’
Although frustrated by their inability to find the sweet spot with this year’s Pirellis, Haas will not design a car to “fit the tyres” says Guenther Steiner.
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Buemi unhurt in high-speed testing crash
Sebastien Buemi walked away unhurt from a high-speed testing crash while in action for Red Bull and Pirelli at the Silverstone circuit on Thursday.
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Pirelli hit ‘most’ of 2019 tyre targets
Pirelli say they have hit “most” of their targets with the 2019 compounds as they battle criticism from parts of the grid.
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Pirelli meeting ends with no changes to tyres
Formula 1 will continue with the 2019 tyres for the remainder of this season after the teams voted 5:5 to revert to the 2018 tyres.
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Grosjean calls on Formula 1 to use experimental tyres
Romain Grosjean believes Formula 1 can be spiced up by following MotoGP’s lead on tyre compounds and introducing an experimental tyre.
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Pirelli: Not a single request to change tyres
Although many of the F1 teams have been complaining loudly about this year’s Pirellis, none have lodged an official request to change the tyres.
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Horner: Only Merc would object to changing tyres
Christian Horner has said that this season’s Pirelli tyres hugely favour Mercedes, and that last year’s should be brought back for the sake of competition and entertainment.
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Pirelli looking to widen tyre working range in 2020
Pirelli are considering widening the working range of their tyres in 2020 to make them easier to manage for teams.
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Ferrari boss explains 2019 tyre troubles
Ferrari are struggling to get their Pirelli tyres up to temperature and into the optimum “window”, revealed Mattia Binotto.
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Tyre temperature will be a ‘challenge’ in Canada
Balancing tyre temperatures will be a “challenge” for the Formula 1 drivers this weekend when they race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, that’s according to Pirelli.
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Tyre complaints make no sense to Pirelli
Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli say they don’t understand why teams are complaining that the 2019-spec rubber is hard to get into the operating window.
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Pirelli: Haas tyre issues are chassis related
Pirelli’s F1 boss Mario Isola says Haas need to look at themselves when it comes to the tyre issues they have experienced this season.
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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.