pirelli Archives - Page 2 of 13

Nov222022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Ferrari in the first three places of testing in Abu Dhabi

Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc and the young racer Robert Schwarzman were the fastest with the Ferrari team at the tire testing for the 2023 season in Abu Dhabi. A total of 9 laps were completed during the 237-hour test at the Yas Marina circuit. After the final of the 2022 season, the teams stayed in Abu Dhabi, where they performed tire tests for the coming season. Each team could send one regular and one young racer to the track. The fourth time of the day was achieved by Pierre Gasly, who changed the Alpha Tauri car to the Alpine team car. Fifth was current world champion Max Verstappen, who sat in the car in the afternoon after being driven by Sergio Perez in the morning. The Mexican set the thirteenth time of the day. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Oscar Pi also drove the first laps in the new teams

Mar172022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Hamilton critical of Pirelli tires: Worse than last year

formula 1

Lewis Hamilton, after the end of winter testing in Bahrain, criticized this year's Pirelli tires, which he said were worse than last year. At Mercedes, the winter tests ended with mixed feelings, as they had quite a few problems with the behavior of the car after they heavily updated it with a package that includes very small pages. The solution attracted a lot of attention, but the Mercedes race car, at least on the time tables, did not show a form that would instill fear in the bones of the competition. Hamilton’s best time of three days of testing in Bahrain was only sixteenth overall. “With this year’s rules, they wanted to reduce the vacuum of the car, so we all have a little less grip on the track, but the tires are also worse than last year,” Hamilton said. “Physically, this year’s race car

Jun122021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Pirelli: Red Bull and other teams in Baku did not follow our guidelines

formula 1

Tire manufacturer Pirelli suspects that Red Bull and Aston Martin did not follow the tire pressure guidelines in the F1 race for the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan in Baku, according to the Italian Gazzetta dello Sport. Max Verstappen was in the lead at the race when his tire burst at high speed. Similarly, a few laps had happened to Lance Stroll a few times earlier, and Pirella was blamed for the flat tire immediately after the race by the debris on the track, as Lewis Hamilton's tire was also allegedly cut. Pirelli later conducted a detailed analysis of the data, and although official results are not yet available, Gazzetta claims that it showed that several teams did not adhere to the prescribed tire pressures. The official results are expected to be known by the end of next week. Verstappen said after the race that there will probably be no prizes at Pirelli

Apr202021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Hamilton tested 18-tire tires for the 2022 season in Imola

formula 1

The current Formula 1 world champion, Lewis Hamilton, remained on the racetrack after the race in Imola, as he tested Pirelli's 18-inch tires, which will be in use in the 2022 season, on Tuesday. this year's race car ran 130 laps on them, or a little more than two lengths of race. Lewis Hamilton drove 18 laps with Pirelli’s 2022-inch tires for the 130 season. Tomorrow, Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas is waiting for the tire test, and Pirelli will continue the testing program after the race for the Spanish GP next month, when the racers of the Alpine, Red Bull and Alfa Romeo teams will be on the track. The program will then continue in Austria, Great Britain, Hungary, and in France on the Paul Ricard tracks.

Mar62021 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

Pirelli will remain the official Formula 1 tire until the end of 2024

formula 1

Formula 1 bo do konca leta 2024 dirkala z gumami italijanskega proizvajalca Pirelli. Prvotno je bil razpis krovne organizacije FIA, ki ga je dobil Pirelli, rokovno določen do leta 2023. Toda zaradi pandemije koronavirusa in posledično s tem prestavljenimi novimi pravili na leto 2022, je bila pogodba med FIA-o, Formulo 1 in Pirellijem podaljšana za nadaljnje leto. Dodatno leto je v petek zvečer blagoslovil svet FIA-e. Ozadje nenačrtovanega podaljšanja pogodbe pa tiči v tem, da se je zaradi prestavitve novih pravil preložila tudi uvedbo novih 18-palčnih gum. Formula 1 je tačas obuta v 13-palčne gume, vendar bo v okviru novega tehničnega pravilnika prestopila na 18-palčne gume. Razvoj slednjih Italijane stane veliko denarja. Že konec leta 2019 so na stezi testirali prve prototipe novih

October182020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

Pirelli will test prototypes of his tires in Portimao

formula 1

Pirelli in odgovorni Formule 1 so se dogovorili, da bo imel italijanski proizvajalec v okviru VN Portugalske v Portimau na razpolago prvih 30 minut drugega prostega treninga za testiranje novih gum sezone 2021. Sicer naj bi gume za prihodnjo sezono v veliki meri ostale nespremenjene, za manjše prilagoditve pa Pirelliju ostaja le ta možnost testiranj. Vse ekipe so zavezane, da sodelujejo pri tem predvidenem testu. "Načrtujemo, da bo vsaka ekipa dobila po tri komplete gum, kar pomeni 30 kompletov prototipov naših produktov," je pojasnil Mario Isola, športni šef Pirellija. Mario Isola, športni šef Pirellija, je potrdil, da bodo v okviru VN Portugalske v Portimau na začetku drugega prostega treninga testirali prototipe gum za sezono 2021. "To pa ne pomeni 30 različnih prototipov, na

Avg42020 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Pirelli tires are even softer this weekend in Silverston

formula 1

Pirelli has confirmed that this weekend, at the second race in Silverstone, riders will be offered softer tire mixes than were available to them at Sunday’s UK Grand Prix, where some racers, including winner Lewis Hamilton, had their front left tires burst . In the last laps, both Mercedes racers and Carlos Sainz, as well as Kimi Raikkonen, were left without one tire, while Daniil Kvyat had an accident at high speed when his rear right tire burst in a Maggotts corner. Pirelli offered the riders a mixture of C1, C2 and C3, but due to problems with them, many doubted the feasibility of plans to offer a mixture of C70, C1 and C2, ie one level softer, for the F3 4th anniversary FXNUMX. The weather forecast indicates that temperatures in Silverstone will be in the coming weekend

Mar142020 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Pirelli had to discard 1800 tires from Australia

formula 1

Pirelli had to discard 1800 tires that the F1 team did not use after the race was canceled in Australia. Fortunately, they will be able to use them as fuel in a cement factory. Tires fitted to the rims are not suitable for re-use after removal from the rims, and in races outside Europe, the tires for transport back must be removed from the rims, as the teams themselves are in charge of transporting the latter. In European races, the tires along with the rims could be transported to another race and used there. Recycling unused tires from races outside Europe is nothing new for Pirelli, as they do so almost every time with 560 rain tires if these teams don’t use them, but never before have they had to throw away so many tires, each costing around € 400. Fortunately, they will be able to 3

Dec82019 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Russell tested 18-inch tires with Mercedes

formula 1

George Russell je danes v Abu Dabiju zaključil Pirellijeva testiranja 18-palčnih gum. Te bodo v uporabi od sezone 2021 naprej, ko se bodo poslovila dosedanja 13-palčna platišča. Še pred tem pa bodo prvo sezono pod dirkaškimi pogoji opravila v prvenstvu Formule 2. Russell, sicer dirkač moštva Williams, je na dirkališču Yas z letošnjim Mercedesovim dirkalnikom W10 odpeljal 100 krogov.

Dec52019 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Will the F1 teams choose new Pirelli tires?

formula 1

Pirelli has set Formula 1 teams a deadline by which they must decide which tires they want to use in the new season. The tires of the Italian rubber manufacturer were also criticized this year, so they prepared new ones for next season at Pirelli. After teams faced excessive wear and tire bubbling at some racetracks last year, Pirelli has prepared tires with a thinner tread for this season. According to many, this is especially true for the Mercedes team, which last year had the most problems with overheating on its car with the highest aerodynamic load, but this year they had much less of these problems, while other teams found themselves in a quandary because the tires failed heated to operating temperature. The new tires for the 2020 season are expected to offer n