Andreucci Aims for Another Win with Pirelli

Andreucci, a five-time Italian champion, will once again compete in his Peugeot Italia 207 S2000, with which he won the series last year on Pirelli tyres. Co-driven as always by Anna Andreussi, the 46-year-old Italian has triumphed on the Targa Florio five times – three of them with Pirelli – and he is confident that he can do it once again this weekend.

Vettel Claims Monaco Victory After Thrilling Three-Way Fight

Tyre strategy was at the forefront of the action at the Monaco Grand Prix, with a three-way fight between Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Jenson Button (McLaren), who were separated by less than a second with only 15 laps to go. Such was the pace of the leading trio that they pulled away from the fourth-placed man by nearly a minute.

Michelin Latitude Cross S1

Rallying is a national passion in Argentina! Many tens of thousands of spectators lined this weekend’s stages to cheer on the drivers who faced an exhausting challenge due to the difficulty of the varied route which included sandy ground, stony trails and… pristine asphalt! The punishing test to which the 2011 Rally Argentina put the cars and drivers set the scene for the debut of the soft-compound version of the MICHELIN LATITUDE Cross S1.

Bridgestone refines Environmental Mission Statement

Bridgestone Corporation, on behalf of its worldwide family of companies has refined its global Environmental Mission Statement.

The original Environmental Mission Statement was first released in 2009 with the revised version clarifying Bridgestone’s long-term environmental aspirations and is easier to understand through the use of simpler language.

Continental to commence Russian PCR manufacture in Q4 2013

Alexander Lührs, head of media and press relations for the German manufacturer’s Passenger and Light Truck Tyres division, told Tyres and Accessories that approximately 200 million euros will be invested in a greenfield plant initially capable of producing four million passenger car tyres a year.

Goodyear EfficientGrip Receives Green Innovation Award

Two Goodyear innovations were recognised by GreenWorks. In addition to the EfficientGrip, the Marathon LHT II commercial vehicle tyre was ranked second in the category of the Green Product Awards.

Goodyear’s Global Blimp Program has Committed to the Future with a new Agreement made with Zeppelin to Supply the Company with Airships Well into the next Decade

The Goodyear blimp last graced the skies of Australia when the Spirit of the South Pacific blimp provided worldwide television coverage of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney

Pirelli PZero Red Takes to the Streets of Monaco

the drivers also used the Pirelli PZero Yellow soft tyres, particularly during the first session when Sebastian Vettel went quickest for Red Bull Racing with a time of 1m16.619s. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was fastest in the second afternoon session, setting a time of 1m15.123s on the PZero Red tyres, in temperatures that peaked at 27 degrees centigrade ambient and 45 degrees centigrade on the track

The Monaco Grand Prix from a Tyre Point of View

Monte Carlo, May 25th 2011
Pirelli brings another splash of colour to Monte Carlo’s famous harbour this weekend with the debut of the new supersoft tyres, known as the PZero Red. These tyres are designed to be ideally suited to the tight and twisty streets of the Principality, with the drivers having their first chance to [...]

MICHELIN – Rally Argentina 2011 WRC preview

The Rally Argentina, round six of the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship, takes place in the country’s province of Cordoba and features essentially sandy stages which are not excessively hardwearing on tyres. They can however conceal treacherously sharp stones. The southern-hemisphere autumn is coming to an end, but air temperatures in excess of 20°C are possible.