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Motorsport.com Pirelli struggling to find test dates in busy 2022 F1 calendar

Pirelli struggling to find test dates in busy 2022 F1 calendar

Pirelli is struggling to find enough dates to fulfil its quota of 25 days for its 2023 F1 tyre testing programme.
By Adam Cooper 17 April 2022
Motorsport.com Pirelli plans new F1 tyre construction for British GP

Pirelli plans new F1 tyre construction for British GP

Pirelli plans to introduce a new F1 tyre construction from next month’s British GP at Silverstone in the wake of the failures in Baku.
By Adam Cooper 26 June 2021
Motorsport.com Hamilton slams Pirelli's proposed 2021 F1 tyres

Hamilton slams Pirelli's proposed 2021 F1 tyres

Lewis Hamilton has slammed Pirelli's new 2021-spec F1 tyres after all teams and drivers ran them in practice in Bahrain on Friday.
By Adam Cooper 28 November 2020
Motorsport.com Pirelli learned about Istanbul resurfacing too late

Pirelli learned about Istanbul resurfacing too late

Pirelli admits it would have brought softer tyres to Turkey had it known in time that the track was being resurfaced.
By Adam Cooper 14 November 2020
Motorsport.com 2021 F1 downforce cut not a matter of safety, says Pirelli

2021 F1 downforce cut not a matter of safety, says Pirelli

Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola says the FIA’s plan to further trim downforce levels in 2021 is more a matter of performance than safety.
By Adam Cooper 23 August 2020
Technology Tyre torture test: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 vs Pirelli and Goodyear

Tyre torture test: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 vs Pirelli and Goodyear

Which hardcore track tyre is the best?
By Christopher Smith 24 July 2020
Motorsport.com Pirelli to test 2021 prototype F1 tyres on 2020 race weekends

Pirelli to test 2021 prototype F1 tyres on 2020 race weekends

All 10 F1 teams will test 2021 Pirelli prototype tyres during the second Silverstone race and at Barcelona the following weekend.
By Adam Cooper 18 July 2020
Official New Pirelli tyre auto-adjusts to temperature, driving conditions

New Pirelli tyre auto-adjusts to temperature, driving conditions

Plus a number of other improvements that come with a new tire.
By Jacob Oliva 31 May 2020
Motorsport.com My job in F1: Pirelli race engineer

My job in F1: Pirelli race engineer

There are people you don't see on TV, but who help the F1 circus to deliver the show. In this series, Motorsport.com looks at some of the unseen but important figures from the sport. Here is the story of Manuel Munoz, the chief race engineer for Pirelli.
By Oleg Karpov 21 May 2020
Industry Brembo just bought a small slice of Pirelli

Brembo just bought a small slice of Pirelli

Oddly, it's Pirelli applying the brakes to swirling merger rumours.
By Janaki Jitchotvisut 04 April 2020
Manufacturing / Production Pirelli temporarily closes UK factories

Pirelli temporarily closes UK factories

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the tyre company to suspend manufacturing operations.
By Dominik Wilde 24 March 2020
Motorsport.com Pirelli scraps 1800 F1 tyres after Australian GP cancellation

Pirelli scraps 1800 F1 tyres after Australian GP cancellation

Pirelli has been forced to scrap 1800 of its Formula 1 tyres after the cancellation of the Australian GP without a single lap being run – but they will have a second life as fuel for an Oxfordshire cement factory.
By Adam Cooper 14 March 2020
Motorsport.com Pirelli unlikely to test prototype tyres on race weekends again

Pirelli unlikely to test prototype tyres on race weekends again

Mario Isola says Pirelli is unlikely to test prototype tyres at Formula 1 race weekends again after its negative 2019 US Grand Prix experience.
By Alex Kalinauckas 02 February 2020
Motorsport.com Pirelli elected WRC tyre supplier from 2021

Pirelli elected WRC tyre supplier from 2021

Pirelli has been selected as the control tyre supplier to the World Rally Championship from 2021, ending Michelin's strong run at the top level of the WRC.
By David Evans 21 December 2019
Motorsport.com F1 teams unanimously reject 2020 tyre spec

F1 teams unanimously reject 2020 tyre spec

Formula 1 will stick with 2019-specification Pirelli rubber next year, after teams unanimously voted to reject the new tyres that were being prepared for 2020.
By Valentin Khorounzhiy 11 December 2019
Technology Pirelli just announced a tyre that connects to the Internet

Pirelli just announced a tyre that connects to the Internet

It won’t read you the daily news but it will keep you safe.
By Matthew Crisara 07 December 2019
Motorsport.com Formula 1 could abandon Pirelli's 2020 tyres

Formula 1 could abandon Pirelli's 2020 tyres

Pirelli's new 2020 Formula 1 tyres could be abandoned after drivers were critical of them following tests in United States Grand Prix practice.
By Adam Cooper 05 November 2019
Motorsport.com Pirelli responds to 'disappointed' drivers over 2020 tyres

Pirelli responds to 'disappointed' drivers over 2020 tyres

Pirelli Formula 1 boss Mario Isola has explained why many drivers expressed doubts about the prototype 2020 tyres that were tried in Austin on Friday.
By Edd Straw 03 November 2019
Motorsport.com Pirelli working to improve 'misleading' TV tyre graphics

Pirelli working to improve 'misleading' TV tyre graphics

Pirelli is working with the Formula 1 organisation to improve the on-screen tyre graphics that were used for the first time in Japan.
By Adam Cooper 28 October 2019
Official Pirelli developed tyres specially for the new BMW M8

Pirelli developed tyres specially for the new BMW M8

The two firms have has a partnership for many years.
By Dominik Wilde 16 October 2019
Motorsport.com Pirelli using new secret testing procedure on 2020 F1 tyres

Pirelli using new secret testing procedure on 2020 F1 tyres

Pirelli is using new secret testing procedures pioneered at its Milan factory to ensure that next year's Formula 1 tyres can deliver the wider working range hoped for.
By Jonathan Noble 21 September 2019
Motorsport.com Pirelli completes first 18-inch tyre test

Pirelli completes first 18-inch tyre test

Pirelli has successfully completed its first test with the 18-inch Formula 1 tyres that will race in 2021 – but admits that it is still “very early days” in its development programme.
By Adam Cooper 14 September 2019
Motorsport.com Video: First look at F1's 18-inch tyres in action

Video: First look at F1's 18-inch tyres in action

Pirelli has offered the first glimpse of what its new 18-inch Formula 1 tyres will look like in action, as testing of the rubber began at Paul Ricard in France on Thursday.
By Jonathan Noble 12 September 2019
Motorsport.com F1 set to abandon high-degradation tyres for 2021

F1 set to abandon high-degradation tyres for 2021

Formula 1 looks set to abandon high-degradation tyres from 2021, with series chiefs admitting the sport was wrong to head in such a direction.
By Jonathan Noble 19 July 2019
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