Tires Archives - World of Speed

Nov252018 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Pirelli remains the official gummar in F1 until 2023

Italian tire maker Pirelli will continue to be the only and official Formula 1 tiremaker, the course of which he extended his contract with the championship until the end of the 2023 season. The new contract has been somewhat complicated by the leading men of Formula One, as a possible new tiremaker in the 1 season should develop and manufacture tires according to current specifications, and prepare new, 2011-inch tires for the 2020 season. “Pirelli has been our valued partner since the 2020 season,” said Chase Carey, head of F2021. "It is a top brand, a leader in its motorsport industry, and the continued cooperation with them proves that we want to connect F18 with the best. We are looking forward to this agreement, which will ensure the long-term stability of key players.

October92018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

A selection of tires for the Austin race

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The selection of tires chosen by the Formula 1 teams for the race in Austin is well known. This time, Mercedes and Ferrari have already decided almost the same, Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen have three sets of soft tires, three supersoft and seven ultrasoft. A slightly different choice was made by Sebastian Vettel, who has one set of more ultrasoft tires (8) and one less soft tire (2). The most aggressive in the selection of tires this time were with the racing Point India team, which chose 9 sets of ultra-soft tires for their racers. Nine sets of the softest tires available were also opted for by the Williams and Sauber team. The fewest of these tires were selected from the McLaren team, who chose only 5 sets of ultrasoft tires for their racers.

Sep42018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Ferrari to Singapore with an aggressive selection of tires

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The Ferrari team was much more aggressive in choosing tires for their racers than their competitors at Mercedes. For the third time this year, after the race in Monaco and Canada, Pirelli brought the softest version of the tires - hypersoft. In addition to these, soft and ultrasoft are also available. At Mercedes, they chose three sets of soft tires, four sets of ultrasoft and only six hypersoft for their racers. At Ferrari, however, they were more aggressive and chose only one set of soft tires, three ultrasoft and nine hypersoft, for their racers. Other teams also mostly chose the softest version - hypersoft. Like Ferrari, Force India and Haas chose nine sets of hypersoft, Toro Rosso, McLaren, Sauber eight, Red Bull and Williams seven, only Mercedes six.

Apr102017 by Klara LjubiNo Comments

Hamilton praises his strategists

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Lewis Hamilton praised his strategists after yesterday’s race. At Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, he celebrated his first win of the season and his 54th career win. The Briton is aware that the result is not only his merit, but also the merit of all those individuals who care about the strategy of the team and the race itself. “I believe we were fast enough to be able to control only the race. If it weren't for the safety car phase, we could prove it, so we depended on strategists who did a great job, "Hamilton emphasized after the race. Hamilton didn't always listen to the instructions from the pits, even if in the end their instructions turned out to be better. This time he added: “I am grateful to my technicians who gave me the right information so that we could show our maximum and win

Mar292017 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Bridgestone rejected the possibility of returning to Formula 1

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Bridgestone will not return to Formula 1 as a tire supplier, said Robin Shaw, Bridgestone's Europe Manager, in an interview with City AM. we are currently focusing our time on the Olympics, ”Shaw explained. At the beginning of March, representatives of the tire manufacturer Bridgestone stated that by the end of 1 they will financially and otherwise support all the Olympic Games, both summer and winter. The reason for such a decision, according to their statements, was the opinion that their tires are not attractive enough, and so they came to the conclusion that it is better to support the Olympics than to go back to Formula 2024. Probably the reason for this decision also in fact, due to cat

Avg72016 by Klara LjubiNo Comments

Tires in Belgium

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The teams chose tires for the first race after the summer break in Belgium. The leading team in the World Championship decided on the fewest sets of super soft tires of all on the starting line, which experts described as a more conservative selection. Both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will be able to use four sets of super soft tires during the weekend at Spa-Franchorchamps, while the closest followers will have six (Red Bull) or seven (Ferrari). Mercedes is also one of the teams that does not have the same strategy for both racers. So they decided at Haas.

Avg12016 by Klara LjubiNo Comments

Pirelli started a test program in Fioran

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Pirelli, a Formula 1 tire fitter, began its tight program for wider and faster tires at Fiorano in 2017. Sebastian Vettel sat in a modified Ferrari SF15-T race car and tested the tires on an artificially soaked track. Tomorrow, Esteban Gutierrez will take the helm of the red car. Pirelli will study the effects of twenty-five percent wider tires on behavior and The entire test will cover ten days and three different teams, i. Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes, and will serve as the official tire fitter in preparation for next season. The data obtained will be shared with all Formula 1 teams. Vettel has also completed a few laps on dry track tires, but officially this task will fall to Red Bull between 3 and 4 August in Mugello, Italy. Test

Avg12016 by Klara Ljubi6 Comments

Tire specification test days for the 2017 season

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Pirelli has already led testing of different tire materials and compositions this year, and will now be collecting data on the impact of wider tires on the performance of medium-soft and wet-track versions in ten days. They will be involved in Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes. Tire specification test days for the 2017 season: Date test days Race Team Tire type 1 1.-2. August 2 Fiorano Ferrari for wet track 2 3.-4. August 2 Mugello Red Bull for dry track 3 6.-7. September 2 Barcelona Ferrari for dry track 4 6.-8. September 3 Paul Ricard Mercedes for dry track 5 21.-22. September 2 Paul Ricard Mercedes for wet track 6 12.-13. October 2 Barcelona Mercedes for dry track 7 14.-16. October 3 Abu D

Apr72016 by Klara Ljubi129 Comments

A selection of racing tires for Shanghai

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Pirelli has announced racers ’decisions regarding tires for the upcoming race in China in Shanghai. The Mercedes racers also chose different tires this time; Nico Rosberg will use an extra set of mediums, while Lewis Hamilton will have one more soft. In addition to them, they have different strategies at Williams, Renault, Toro Ross and Haas. Ferrari opted for super soft. Williams, McLarn and Haas have opted for the latter, but they have more than the red team. Individual racers decisions: racer team medium soft super soft Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 4 4 5 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 3 5 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 3 4 6 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 3 4 6 Valtteri Bottas Williams 2 4 7 Felipe Massa Williams 1 5 7 Day

Mar122016 by Klara LjubiNo Comments

In Spain with hard, medium and soft tires

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At Pirelli, they have decided on three versions of the tires that will bring them to the fifth race of the season, ie. to the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. Teams will be provided with orange (hard), white (medium) and yellow (soft) rubber. You can read more about the selection at: Selection of racing tires for Melbourne and Tires for the 2016 season soft, medium Grand Prix of Russia - supersoft, soft, medium Grand Prix of Spain - hard, medium, soft Grand Prix of Monaco - / Grand Prix of Canada - ultra-soft, super-soft, soft Grand Prix of Europe - super-soft, soft, medium