Binotto: Pirelli design issue should be fixed
Mattia Binotto has joined Red Bull in calling for Pirelli to change its tyre design. Last week, outspoken Red Bull official Dr Helmut Marko..
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Pirelli: Criticism of 2019 tyres ‘totally wrong’
Pirelli has hit back at claims its 2019 tyres only suit the dominant Mercedes car. Red Bull‘s Dr Helmut Marko goes so far as to call..
Briatore: F1 should simplify tyre supply
Flavio Briatore thinks one of the main problems in F1 this year is the tyres. Indeed, many teams – including Ferrari – are..
Pirelli wants drivers like Alonso for testing
Pirelli says it wants more experienced F1 drivers to do its tyre testing. “We always ask the teams to appoint drivers with experience..
Ferrari will not supply Pirelli test car
Ferrari will not supply a test car to Pirelli for the development of 18-inch tyres for 2021. Earlier, we claimed that the three teams that..
Pirelli responds to complaints about 2019 tyres
Mario Isola has responded to complaints about Pirelli’s 2019 tyres. Struggling to get the new tyres in a narrow operating..
Pirelli: Haas must solve ‘chassis’ problem
Pirelli’s Mario Isola has fended off Haas’ complaint about the difficult 2019 tyres. Haas has an objectively fast car this..
Ecclestone backs difficult Pirelli tyres
Bernie Ecclestone has backed Pirelli, amid criticism of the Italian supplier’s 2019 tyres. Recently, Haas boss Gunther Steiner..
Selected Pirelli tyres 2018 Spanish F1 GP
The FIA communicated to Pirelli each drivers F1 tyre choices for next weeks Spanish Grand Prix. The first thing that stands out is the low..
Three teams to test 18-inch tyres for Pirelli
Three teams have emerged as the favourites to provide cars so that Pirelli can begin on-track testing for the 18-inch tyres for 2021...
Opinions split over ‘Q4’ qualifying idea
Opinions are divided over whether F1 should tweak its qualifying format for 2020. It is believed Liberty Media wants to add a fourth..
Steiner: ‘Q4’ qualifying could favour big teams
Another F1 team boss has warned the sport to think carefully before changing the qualifying format. Last week, Red Bull‘s Christian..
Rumour: Williams to supply Pirelli test car
Williams appears to have been nominated as the supplier of a Pirelli test car for 2021. Earlier, we reported that F1’s official..
Hamilton hits out at ‘hard’ Pirelli tyres
Lewis Hamilton has hit out at F1’s tyres for 2019. Days ago, the world champion published a video on social media of his dog..
Grosjean hits out at new tyre blanket rule
Romain Grosjean has criticised a change to the tyre rules for 2019. Pirelli says teams may no longer run temperatures of more than 80..
Pirelli looking for 2021 F1 test car
Pirelli is on the lookout for a F1 test car. The Italian company has secured the contract to remain in F1 beyond 2021, when the rim profile..
Bottas observes ‘really shiny’ Pirelli tyres
Valtteri Bottas says Pirelli’s 2019 tyres feel similar to their predecessors. For this year, the colour identification of the tyres..
Pirelli’s uses 5 tyre compounds during testing
This year will be the ninth season of the current Pirelli era, and during each of those years the tyre range has always been different from..
Isola: Renault may be competitive in 2019
F1 could be in for a very close year of competition. That is the view of Mario Isola, the F1 boss for sole tyre supplier Pirelli. He..
