Posted on 08 June 2013. Tags: christian horner, f1 tyres, mercedes, pirelli, red bull, ross brawn, tyre testing
Christian Horner revealed during a Team Principals press conference that Red Bull were approached to take part in the Pirelli tyre tests in Barcelona but the team refused, fearing that it would breach Formula One FIA regulations. This will a key aspect when the Pirelli testgate saga goes to the FIA International Tribunal as the […]
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Posted on 30 May 2013. Tags: Canadian Grand Prix, f1 tyres, F1Tech, pirelli
Pirelli have announced that they will be supplying a revised specification F1 tyre for Friday’s Free Practice at the Canadian Grand Prix. The new revised P Zero White medium compound will only be available in Friday’s Practice Sessions to all the teams and not for the entire race weekend. The new specification tyres, according to […]
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Posted on 21 May 2013. Tags: f1 tyres, Monaco Grand Prix, paul hembery, pirelli, preview quotes, previews
Here is what Pirelli have to say ahead of this weekend’s Monaco F1 Grand Prix. Paul Hembery: “In Monaco we’d expect an average of two pit stops per car, because in complete contrast to the last race at Barcelona, Monaco has very low tyre wear and degradation. This doesn’t make the race any less strategic […]
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Posted on 30 April 2013. Tags: f1, f1 tyres, helmut marko, pirelli, red bull, red bull racing
Red Bull Racing advisor, Dr Helmut Marko, has reiterated his dissatisfaction with the current F1 tyre situation and has called for further tyre changes from Pirelli. Despite ongoing pressure from Red Bull and other teams, Pirelli has stood their ground and announced that they will only be making a minor tweak to the ‘hard’ compound […]
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