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Mar42016 by Klara Ljubi51 Comments

Tires for the 2016 season

Pirelli has chosen the tires for races at the start of the 2016 season, including June's race at the new Baku circuit, which will be run as the European Grand Prix. For the latter, they decided on a white border or medium, yellow bordered or soft, and bordered in red or super soft version. According to the new rules, teams must have a set of medium and soft tires available for the race and use at least one of them. Each racer will receive one set of super soft tires for qualifying in the third part, which will later be returned to the outfitter Pirelli by the top ten racers. The others will keep it for the race. The remaining versions choose the teams themselves from the three allowed, making a total of thirteen sets. Under the new rules, tires must be selected fourteen weeks in advance, while

Jan292016 by Blaž Štremfelj6 Comments

Drivers demand faster tires from Pirelli

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This year's Formula 1 season has not even started yet, but car drivers are already thinking about the 2017 season. At that time, individual changes should become valid, which, according to some, would only make Formula 1 more interesting, more spectacular and, above all, faster. There will be a lot of talk about these changes in the coming months. Tires also have a special place in the changes. It was initially rumored that the tires would become wider and thus gain up to an additional five seconds at speed. This is no longer being talked about at the moment, which angers some drivers. That’s why the GPDA drivers ’association at Pirella and Bernie Eccleston has addressed an appeal and a demand for faster tires. “Drivers make it clear that we expect Pirelli to make and offer tires that would be

Jan112016 by Klara LjubiNo Comments

Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull certified to test rain tires

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Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull have been confirmed to take part in the upcoming Pirelli test, where they will test rain tires. It will take place from January 25 to 26 at the Paul Ricard racetrack in France. The two-day test will be the first on the track for Formula 1 race cars in 2016 and will focus entirely on rain tires. They will test different prototypes of these. According to the rules of the team, they will not use new cars, and Pirelli will provide a program for each. Stoffel Vandoorne will be behind the wheel of the McLaren MP4-30, and further details and names of the racers will be available in the coming days.

Sep92015 by Klara Ljubi1 How

Tire selection for Singapore, Japan and Russia

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Pirelli has released a list of tire variants that will bring them to the next three races. In both Singapore and Japan, the tires will remain the same, while Russia has opted differently. The Russian race was on the schedule for the first time last year and based on the data the outfitter collected during that racing weekend, they decided to try the softer ones. For a track with a variety of curves and a smooth surface, a yellow-edged soft tire and a red super soft one are suitable. The same combination will also be available in Singapore, as it is most in line with the characteristics of the Marina Bay racetrack, providing fast warm-up and maximum mechanical grip. In contrast, racers in Japan will drive with the two toughest versions, i. orange and white tire

Jul22015 by Klara LjubiNo Comments

Michelin will have to convince Eccleston

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Pascal Couasnon, Michelin's motorsport director, says he will have to win over Bernie Eccleston if they want to return to Formula One as a tire fitter. on the grounds of both proposals by 1 July. If both are appropriate, the final decision on which tires the racers will drive between 2017 and 2019 will be made by commercial rights holder Ecclestone. Couasnon told Autosport: "The conversation will be very open and frank. We will give reasons why we deserve to be in F1. The racers have expressed a desire to be faced with a new challenge, so we will put our facts on the table. By the end of the day. bo Ecclestone mo

Mar52015 by Klara LjubiNo Comments

Tire versions for the first four races

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The official Formula 1 tire fitter has announced the versions of the tires that the teams will use in the first four races of the 2015 season. Pirelli will bring the same combination to Bahrain and China. In Malaysia, the teams will also get a medium version, in addition to the orange i.e. hard version. The decision was made based on the surface of each racetrack and the associated tire wear, and temperatures were also taken into account. Tire variations for the first four races of the 2015 season: Australian Grand Prix - soft, medium Malaysian Grand Prix - hard, medium Chinese Grand Prix - soft, medium Bahrain Grand Prix - soft,

Jun262013 by Klemen BagaričNo Comments

New Pirelli tires to win or lose?

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Pirelli, which is the official tire supplier for Formula One racing cars, has announced that they will test a prototype hard tire on Friday. The same tires were already tested at the Spanish Grand Prix (early May 2013). All 22 drivers will get two sets of new tires each, which they will return after the second free practice. As they predict, the weather will be dry, so the conditions will be ideal for testing only these. Pirelli director Paul Hembery said: “As a circuit in Canada, Silverstone is a track that wears the tires hard, but for completely different reasons. We have brought two of the hardest compounds made with a new way of joining the tread (rubber) with the steel ring, which is designed to eliminate the problem of delamination of the tire, which occurred last season. K