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Jan222016 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Lorenzo: I will be even stronger with Michelin

Current world champion Jorge Lorenzo is confident that the new tires, which Michelin will supply to Bridgeston from this year, will help him to be an even tougher nut to crack in the races for rivals. The Spaniard ended the Bridgestone tire era with seven wins last season, winning his third world title in the royal motorcycle class. The new tires will shuffle the cards a bit, and Lorenzo is of the opinion that French tires better suit his driving style. “In 2008, in my first season at MotoGP, I raced on Michelin tires,” the Yamaha racer said. "I don't remember exactly how it felt on them, but the way you race on them is different than on Bridgestone tires. You have to be more careful when braking, stop braking a little earlier and it will give me

Winter tire celebrates 80 years

Automotive

Exactly 80 years ago, the first winter tires in the history of motoring were made in Finland. The well-known Nokian named the tire Kelirengas, which made driving safer on snowy Finnish roads safer, and it was intended for trucks and other larger vehicles. The first winter car tire, however, was called the Hakkapeliitta, and it appeared on the market two years later (1936). It is famous mainly for its excellent driving characteristics on ice, snow and slush. In the XNUMXs, there was a growing demand for new-generation winter tires. Due to the large number of vehicles and the first snow plows, which left behind a smooth and often icy surface on the roads, the designers began to develop new tires. This led to the Hakkapel tire

Rosberg survived a tire explosion at 320km / h

formula 1

Nico Rosberg has revealed that the last day of testing of Pirelli tires, which took place this week in Bahrain, experienced an unpleasant event. At a speed of around 320km / h, his tire blew up. The German was one of six racers who, with teams from Mercedes, Red Bull, Ferrari and Toro, helped Rosso Pirelli develop tires for next season. "I was spinning on the plane at a full speed of 320km / h because my tire blew up without warning," Rosberg wrote on his twitter account. “Thanks to this event, I now need some toilet paper,” he added jokingly.