Archive for April, 2011
Successful Start for Pirelli Tyres During GP3 Pre-season Tests
Pirelli enters its second year as sole tyre supplier to the GP3 Series, having successfully completed its 2011 pre-season tests, which finished in Barcelona last Thursday. A total of eight days of testing were completed, with Pirelli supplying its soft compound tyres at Paul Ricard (3-4 March) as well as its hard compound slick tyres at both Silverstone (29-31 March) and Barcelona (12-14 April).
Pirelli Announces Tyre Choices for Next Three Races
Shanghai (China), April 16th 2011 – Pirelli has revealed the tyre compound choices for the next three grands prix of the 2011 Formula One season: Turkey, Spain and Monaco.
In Turkey and Spain, Pirelli will nominate the hard and soft tyres (as prime and option respectively). In Monaco the soft tyre will be the prime and [...]
Andreucci Continues to Dominate Italian Championship with Pirelli
Peugeot Italy’s Paolo Andreucci and co-driver Anna Andreussi have dominated the second round of the Italian Rally Championship with Pirelli, after also winning the opening round on his home territory of the Rally del Ciocco.
Thrilling Battles in China as Tyre Strategy is Key
Shanghai, April 17th 2011 – The Chinese Grand Prix went down to a thrilling battle between Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton over the last six laps, decided by tyre strategy. Hamilton passed Vettel for the lead with four laps to go, with the German driver then forced to defend from Jenson [...]
The new MICHELIN LATITUDE Cross tyre unanimously acclaimed in Jordan
The organisers of the 2011 Jordan Rally WRC overcame a host of pre-start logistical problems to provide a thrilling, high quality show. The action featured another exciting battle between CITROEN and FORD which ended in victory for Sébastien OGIER, his co-driver Julien INGRASSIA and their CITROEN DS3 WRC.
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres lands five year Icelandair Boeing 757 deal
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has announced that it has signed up to supply tyres to the 28 aircraft that are maintained by Icelandair Technical Services.
Michelin tyres boss looks optimistically to the future of Scottish plant
In an interview with a Scottish newspaper, the head of the Michelin factory in the UK has discussed how it has survived global economic recession and is now looking to expand.
The Chinese Grand Prix from a tyre point of view
The Shanghai International Circuit is characterised by rapid straights and very long corners, providing a tough test for the tyres. The track is 5.451 kilometres long with a race length of 305.066 kilometres after 56 laps on a smooth surface. The first corner tightens, putting all the strain on the front-left tyre: which will be cold at the beginning of the race. As this corner develops a sharper radius, aerodynamic grip decreases and the emphasis switches to mechanical grip. Leaving the opening complex the drivers change up rapidly through the gears, reaching 280 kilometres per hour in a breath-taking sweep up to the top of the circuit.
Pirelli Considers its own Simulator to Test F1 Tyres
“At the moment, of course, we’re just supplying data to allow the teams to run their own work, but we want to use simulation … to allow us to make our product development without going testing, or at least to do a screening to get to a point where you can arrive at a solution without having to go on the track.
Pirelli Prepares for Another Shanghai Surprise
Milan, April 12th 2011
WHAT’S THE STORY?
Malaysia provided an action-packed race with plenty of overtaking and a podium battle that went right down to the very last lap – and in China Pirelli is hoping for more of the same. Shanghai is designed to test the limits of a modern Formula One car, particularly [...]
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