Tags: Pirelli
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Pirelli won’t trial protype tyres at race weekends
Pirelli may trial new compounds of the same tyre during 2020 practices but they won’t test protypes for 2021 revealed Mario Isola.
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All team to build mule cars for 18-inch tyre tests
Swapping to 18-inch tyres for the 2021 season, Pirelli was given a welcome boost with news that all 10 teams will build mule cars to help with the testing.
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Pirelli anticipate more predictable races in 2020
Pirelli chief Mario Isola thinks the decision to snub the 2020 tyre compounds has taken away some of the unpredictability for the season ahead.
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Pirelli predict overheating tyres in 2020
F1 teams voted to stick with the 2019 compounds for this year, and Pirelli fear that could lead to the tyres overheating more than before.
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Pirelli ease concerns over F1 being slower than F2
Pirelli boss, Mario Isola, does not believe the fear Formula 1 racing will become slower than Formula 2 in 2021 will become a reality.
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Brawn: Unfortunate teams said no to 2020 tyres
Ross Brawn says it is unfortunate the teams voted down Pirelli’s 2020 tyres as they would have allowed the drivers to race “a bit harder”.
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Pirelli’s steps to ensure parity between teams
Pirelli boss Mario Isola has revealed the steps taken to ensure no one teams gets an unfair tyre advantage, from random barcodes to one engineer per team and bespoke software.
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Pirelli want minimum pressure increased for 2020
Following F1’s decision to run this year’s tyres next season, Pirelli have called for tyre pressures to be raised.
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Teams vote unanimously to keep 2019 tyres
All 10 Formula 1 teams have voted in favour of keeping the 2019 tyre compounds in place for the 2020 season, the FIA has confirmed.
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Monday deadline for Pirelli tyre decision
Mario Isola says Pirelli must decide by “Monday the 9th of December” whether it will use its 2020 tyres next season or stick with the 2019 rubber.
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Pirelli want more representative Abu Dhabi tyre test
Pirelli hope that the 2020 tyre test which will happen after the Abu Dhabi GP will be more representative than their attempts in Austin.
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Pirelli have ‘no issues’ retaining 2019 tyres
Pirelli have made it clear that if the teams aren’t happy with the 2020 rubber after Abu Dhabi, they are happy to continue with this year’s tyres.
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Sainz on 2020 Pirellis: I did not like what I tried
Carlos Sainz has urged Pirelli to rethink their tyres for the 2020 season, saying he would prefer if they keep the status quo as the 2019 tyres are better.
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‘2020 Pirelli tyres weren’t a positive step’
Christian Horner has raised concerns about Pirelli’s 2020 tyres after the drivers weren’t happy having tested them at the Circuit of the Americas on Friday.
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Pirelli: Conditions weren’t ideal for 2020 tyre test
Pirelli’s F1 boss Mario Isola believes the conditions in Austin made the 2020 tyre test less representative after criticism from drivers.
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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.