F1 Madness

F1 tyre supplier Pirelli will get a maximum of 12 days dedicated solely to tyre testing during the 2016 season following amendments to the sporting regulations. The Italian tyre manufacturer has been pushing for an increase in testing since securing the extension of their contract as the sole F1 tyre supplier until 2019. The biggest […]

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After the FIA announced changes to the Formula 1 Sporting and Technical regulations, Pirelli have released details on the tyre rule changes for the 2016 season. Pirelli will now supply three different compounds per race giving the teams more choice and flexibility in their race strategies. Pre-Race Tyre Nominations and Preparations In consultation with the […]

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As far as thrillers go the Abu Dhabi grand prix isn’t quite going to make the list of most memorable races. Though visually spectacular the Yas Marina circuit has brought the 2015 season to a close in fairly mundane manner but still provided several talking points. In only the second time in its seven year […]

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Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg topped the timing sheets for Mercedes in the first and second free practice sessions for the Abu Dhabi grand prix. The first of the one-and-a-half hour sessions started under bright sunlight and was topped by the number 44 Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton. The reigning champion set a quickest time of […]

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Red Bull Racing has finally confirmed that it has finalised a 2016 power unit supply deal. After months of negotiating the Red Bull Racing F1 team has finally put pen to paper on a power unit for the 2016 season. After spectacularly falling out with Renault mid way through the season the team went shopping […]

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Abu Dhabi Preview Quotes from Pirelli Paul Hembery, Pirelli motorsport director “It’s incredible to think that the 2015 season is over already: it seems a lot less than a year since we were at Abu Dhabi for the final race of 2014. With the championships decided the teams can obviously push to the maximum and […]

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As the Formula 1 season draws to a close focus will shift to the all important winter testing season. The first test will take place after the season-ending Abu Dhabi grand prix. On this occasion the test around the Yas Marina circuit will be a Pirelli tyre test. The one day test will run for […]

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As far as the show is concerned the Brazilian grand prix didn’t quite live up to its dramatic heights. Nico Rosberg led into turn one followed by Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton and the two Ferrari’s of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen. The battle between Rosberg and Hamilton carried on for quite some time but the […]

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Pirelli have confirmed that it will run a 12-hour test in Abu Dhabi after the final race of the season. The test is scheduled to run on Tuesday 1 December from 9am to 9pm and it will be dedicated to testing out slick tyres for the 2016 season. Pirelli have asked the teams to run […]

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There is an adage which says that money can’t buy happiness. But in 2011 Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man, revealed that he was going to revive the Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City and bring Formula 1 back to this South America location. It appears that money can, after all, buy some happiness. There […]

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