Pirelli confirms first appearance of softest ‘C5’ compound in Monaco | 2019 Monaco Grand Prix
Pirelli has confirmed it will supply the softest tyres in its range for the Monaco Grand Prix in May. Formula 1’s official tyre supplier will […]
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Australian GP: Race team notes – Pirelli
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas commandingly won the Australian Grand Prix, with a one-stop strategy that was in line with our prediction: going from the soft […]
Australian GP: Qualifying team notes – Pirelli
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton kept up the monopoly on Australian Grand Prix pole positions that he has held since 2014 with another fastest time in […]
Pirelli believes it has “solution” for 18-inch F1 tyre testing
The Italian company has planned a limited amount of running this year, beginning in September, followed by a more comprehensive programme in 2020. Pirelli is […]
Australian GP: Practice team notes – Pirelli
The cars are faster than last year: the best time from Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in FP2 was more than 1.3 seconds faster than the […]
Pirelli expects ‘one-stop races but more action’ in 2019 | 2019 F1 season
Formula 1 fans can expect to see less activity in the pits but more action on track this year, according to the sport’s official tyre […]
Australian GP: Preview – Pirelli
The Australian Grand Prix season-opener takes place on a street circuit at Albert Park, but a slightly unusual one. Rather than being stop-and-go in nature […]
Williams F1 to supply Pirelli test car
Williams appears to have been nominated as the supplier of a Pirelli test car for 2021. Earlier, we reported that F1’s official supplier was seeking […]
Pirelli need a 2021 test car: Williams slowest, so given green light by other teams
Amid the crisis and woe that is the classic British team, Williams F1, they might fit the role to produce a test mule car for […]
Pirelli reveals tyre compounds for Spanish and Canadian races
Pirelli has confirmed the tyre compounds to be used at the Spanish Grand Prix in May and the following month’s Canadian Grand Prix. Though, for […]
Pirelli announces tyre selections for Spanish and Canadian GPs | 2019 F1 season
Pirelli will bring its softest tyre selection available for the Canadian Grand Prix at Montreal. Formula 1’s official tyre supplier has nominated the C5 tyre, […]
Pirelli reveals F1 team tyre choices for Australian GP
The Italian company will supply five compounds in 2019, compared to seven last year, and they will range from softest (C5) to hardest (C1). For […]
Pirelli deny taking too few tyres to testing
Date published: March 5 2019 Pirelli have rubbished claims that teams didn’t have enough sets of tyres to use during pre-season testing. This year the […]
Pirelli surprised by Barcelona pace
Like many, Pirelli admits to being surprised by the pace of the cars during pre-season testing. The new aero regulations, not to mention the increased […]
Hamilton Spits dummy out over Pirelli, revealing Mercedes handicap?
Hamilton was clearly unhappy with the team’s progress over the last two testing periods in Barcelona, with the team apparently struggling to get to grips […]
Hamilton: Pirelli should have brought 2018-style thinner tyres | 2019 F1 season
Lewis Hamilton says Pirelli should have brought its thinner-gauge rubber for the 2019 F1 season – but the sport’s official tyre supplier insists it has […]
Pirelli dimisses F1 testing tyre shortage “rumours”
Teams have been limited to 40 sets of slick tyres per test since the number of pre-season tests were reduced from three to two in […]
Pirelli data indicates Ferrari are quickest
Date published: February 22 2019 After Pirelli revealed the time gaps between the different tyre compounds, the first test timesheet sees Ferrari as the early […]
New Pirelli data suggests Ferrari are the fastest
In a press release issued today, Formula 1’s official tyre supplier Pirelli have published the difference in lap time between the compounds of tyre used […]
Pirelli confirms 2019 F1 tyre testing schedule
Pirelli has confirmed its tyre testing schedule for the 2019 F1 season. Dates Circuit de Catalunya Tyre tyre Teams 2nd-3rdApril Silverstone Slick Toro Rosso, McLaren, […]
Pirelli reveals gaps between F1’s 2019 compounds
Although the Italian company admits it can be more definitive about the lap time delta once next week’s final test has finished, it says that […]
Pirelli: New track surface behind 2019 F1 speed gains
New aero regulations designed to help improve overtaking were expected to slow F1’s cars by around 1.5 seconds per lap. But eyebrows have been raised […]
Bottas observes really shiny Pirelli tyres
Valtteri Bottas says Pirelli’s 2019 tyres feel similar to their predecessors. For this year, the colour identification of the tyres has changed, with only ‘hard’, […]
Pirelli's shiny look part of raft of changes for 2019
The extra glossy surface became clear on the opening day of F1’s first pre-season test at Barcelona in Spain on Monday as the 2019 cars […]
Pirelli introduces its 2019 tyre range
As pre-season testing gets underway, Pirelli explains the latest range of tyres as they make their debut in Barcelona. Three Colours, Five Compounds There will […]
Drivers need to be 'kings' again, says ex-Pirelli F1 boss
As Pirelli’s then motorsport director, Hembery helped guide the Italian company’s return to F1 in 2011, and he moved to a new role as the […]
Pirelli taking 5 compounds, three colours, to tests
Date published: February 7 2019 Pirelli have revealed they will run new markings on their slick tyre range in pre-season testing so that fans can […]
Five compounds, three colours: Pirelli explains tyre test labelling | 2019 F1 season
Pirelli has revealed how its five tyres will be identified during testing for the 2019 F1 season. Formula 1’s official tyre supplier has reduced its […]
Pirelli reveals markings for test tyres
With some fans confused by the various names and colours attributed to the seven compounds used in 2018, this year there will be just three […]