Goodyear’s innovations earn the company a record breaking year of independent accolades in Asia Pacific

New product innovations garnered a total of 11 awards for passenger tyres in 2010, mainly coming from China and Australia. Top recognitions and endorsements from leading automotive print and online publications for Eagle EfficientGrip (5 awards), Assurance Fuel Max (1 award), Assurance ArmorGrip (3 awards) and Eagle F1 Asymmetric (2 awards), named these tyres the best in their respective categories.

Bridgestone Commits to Natural Rubber Development

Bridgestone has announced it will be entering into a cooperative research project agreement in Indonesia with the aim of furthering the region’s natural rubber production.

Michelin to Upgrade Global Research & Development Centre

A 300m long corridor, called Rue de la Recherchè (“Research Street”) will encourage informal discussion and stimulate the emergence of new ideas, according to Michelin.

The project is expected to be completed by 2017, and represents an investment of more than €100 million.

Pirelli-shod Bentley Continental Supersports Shatters World Speed Record on Ice

What better conditions to demonstrate the capabilities of Pirelli’s winter tyres than at an icy track built on 70 centimetres of frozen sea ice and a temperature of minus 30 degrees centigrade off the coast of Finland in February?
Combine this with the Bentley Continental Supersports convertible and not only are the tyres being tested to [...]

Formula One teams sample Pirelli tyres in mixed conditions

All 12 Formula One teams have gathered some vital information about the Pirelli PZero tyres that they will use this year after completing a four-day test covering more than 18,000 kilometres at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona.

How to Minimise Pothole Damage

Many of our roads have been affected by this rain, which with a combination of continual traffic and heavy rain can cause potholes. Potholes can be extremely damaging to vehicles, as driving over one can cause serious internal damage to tyres.

Pirelli’s European testing draws to a close in Barcelona

Pirelli will continue its preparations for the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship season during a four-day test at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain this week.

Pirelli announces hard and soft PZero compounds for the first four Grands Prix

Following an extensive campaign of private testing – which took in more than 18,000 kilometres in Europe and the Middle East – plus three group tests to date, Pirelli has nominated the hard and soft dry tyre compounds for the first four rounds of the 2011 Formula One World Championship: Bahrain, Australia, Malaysia and China

Kankkunen breaks ice-driving record with Pirelli

Pirelli has teamed up with four-time world rally champion Juha Kankkunen to set a brand new world record, with the Finn reaching 330.695 kilometres per hour (205.48 miles per hour) on ice in a Bentley Continental Supersports.

Pirelli’s PZero tyres head to Bahrain for round two of GP2 Asia Series

The second round of the 2011 GP2 Asia Series will take place from 17-19 February at the Sakhir Circuit in Bahrain, with Pirelli once more ready to equip drivers with its newly-developed 13-inchPZero control tyres.