Pirelli has welcomed the FIA's approval for its plan to do additional tyre testing in Friday practice at grands prix.As AUTOSPORT exclusively revealed last week, Pirelli had hoped to be allowed to try development compounds in some Friday sessions as it...

Pirelli says fears that high tyre degradation could force drivers to stop four or five times in races this year are unfounded.A number of drivers have expressed concerns that races may turn into a lottery this year because the big drop off in performan...

Mar.7 (GMM) Pirelli did not design its 2011 tyre, or the product's forthcoming development programme, with any specific driver in mind.

Some drivers, notably Felipe Massa and Michael Schumacher, struggled on last year's Bridgestones and saw the arriv...

Formula 1 teams are considering a plan to run development tyres in free practice sessions this year, perhaps as soon as the Malaysian Grand Prix, as Pirelli looks to keep up its in-season development.With testing banned once the campaign gets underway,...

Mar.3 (GMM) Three F1 figures have come out in support of Bernie Ecclestone's 'rain button' proposal.

Other commentators have slammed the idea or accused the F1 chief executive of doing nothing more than drum up publicity.

The 80-year-old has propose...

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has backed Bernie Ecclestone's idea of introducing artificial wet races in a bid to increase excitement in the sport.Ecclestone put forward his radical idea this week, suggesting that the suspense created by using sprink...

Feb.21 (GMM) Forget adjustable rear wings and KERS, it is this year's Pirelli tyres that will cause more overtaking in 2011.

That is the view of Fernando Alonso, who during the fourth group test with the sport's new rubber at the weekend tipped Pirel...

Feb.17 (GMM) The Italian marque's motor racing boss Paul Hembery has defended Pirelli amid criticism of its 2011 formula one tyres.

It has been reported that the hard/soft compound combination for the initial four races of the season was selected bec...

Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa's hopes of moving up the grid in 2011 appear to have been aided by Pirelli announcing that the front tyre will be stronger than Bridgestone's previous efforts. Pirelli's Paul Hembery said the decision was taken upon requests from that test "We were asked to provide a slightly stronger front tyre, which is what we've done," Hembery told AUTOSPORT in Abu Dhabi. "In the process we maybe threw the rear out of balance, which is something that was noted during the […]