Pirelli wants best drivers for 2017 tests
Jan.16 – Pirelli wants F1’s top drivers to test its tyres later this year. Two in-season tests after the Spanish and British..
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Three teams named for Pirelli test
Jan.11 – Only three teams will be in action later this month as Pirelli develops its wet-weather F1 tyres. F1’s official..
Ecclestone: Pirelli must test to design 2017 tyre
Dec.23 – Bernie Ecclestone says a dispute between Pirelli and the F1 teams means the sport might not get wider and faster tyres for..
Pirelli: No testing & no tyres for 2017 rules
Nov.27 – Pirelli is waiting on support from the rest of the F1 paddock before confirming how it will proceed in F1 beyond 2016. The..
Hembery: Pirelli ‘too conservative’ in 2015
Nov.17 – Paul Hembery thinks F1 will be more exciting in 2016. Fans and insiders agree that Sunday’s Brazilian grand prix was..
Arrivabene criticises Pirelli tyre test secrecy
Nov.16 – Maurizio Arrivabene has hit out at the decision to hold the forthcoming post-season Abu Dhabi tyre test behind closed doors...
Pirelli signs van der Garde for test role
Nov.14 – Former F1 driver Giedo van der Garde has signed with Pirelli as a test driver. The 30-year-old raced for Caterham in 2013,..
Pirelli’s Isola denies Hembery to step down
Nov.4 – Mario Isola has rejected speculation he is shaping up to take over as the head of Pirelli’s F1 programme. Currently..
Pirelli confirms 3 compounds per race in 2016
Oct.31 – Pirelli will offer three tyre compounds for F1 teams to use at each grand prix from 2016. The news has been a long time..
Pirelli waiting for FIA to approve 2017 deal
Oct.14 – Pirelli is now waiting for the FIA to formalise its new deal to keep supplying tyres to F1 teams beyond 2016. As they..
Pirelli beats Michelin to 2017 F1 deal
Oct.11 – Incumbent Pirelli has won the race to be F1’s tyre supplier beyond 2016. While an official announcement is yet to be..
Pirelli & Hamilton reject Singapore conspiracies
Sep.24 – Pirelli on Thursday moved to dismiss a conspiracy theory about Mercedes‘ mysterious loss of performance last week in..
Pirelli imposing lower pressures in Singapore too
Sep.17 – Pirelli and the FIA were on Thursday issuing a technical directive to the teams, amid efforts to prevent a repeat of the..
Pirelli & FIA to avoid repeat of Monza controversy
Sep.14 – Pirelli and the FIA are working to avoid a repeat of the post-race controversy that followed the recent Italian grand prix...
Report: Kerb could have caused Spa blowouts
Sep.11 – A new theory about what caused the tyre blowouts at Spa-Francorchamps recently has emerged. Pirelli was on the back foot..
Michelin still sure F1 needs tyre change
Sep.9 – Michelin is sticking firm on its stance that F1 needs a change of tyre philosophy. After the blowout saga of Spa, and now the..
Drivers silenced as Pirelli survives Spa blowout saga
Sep.5 – The Pirelli blowout saga reached its zenith at Monza, when an unprecedented summit took place ahead of the Italian grand..
Teams win tyre pressure argument with Pirelli
Sep.4 – F1 teams have won an argument with Pirelli over tyre pressures at Monza. After the blowout saga of Spa-Francorchamps,..
Team boss: No Pirelli directives issued yet
Sep.3 – How Pirelli will handle the aftermath of the Belgian tyre blowout saga remains unclear. The Italian supplier is poised to..
Pirelli set to announce tyre usage clampdown
Sep.3 – Pirelli on Thursday is poised to announce stricter guidelines regarding the use of its tyres by formula one teams ahead of..
