Michelin to introduce Pilot Sport FW2 WRC rain tyre
Michelin will introduce a new iteration of its FIA World Rally Championship full wet tyre, developed for use on asphalt rounds, at the ADAC Rallye Deutschland on 18-21 August. The new Pilot Sport FW2 (FW stands for “full wet”) features a higher water clearance capacity and a contact patch double the size of its predecessor. The German event is the first of four consecutive sealed-surface events, which also include October’s RallyRACC Catalunya-Rally de España.
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Hamilton’s German success achieved through ‘very important’ tyre strategy
Pirelli said that a number of different strategies were in play at the German Grand Prix, with mostly three stops seen and many teams splitting their race strategies. Mercedes was one of these teams, with race winner Lewis Hamilton alternating the supersoft and soft tyre. Polesitter Nico Rosberg started with two sets of supersoft and then ended the race on two sets of soft.
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Pirelli 2017 F1 tyres on track for 1st time in Vettel/Ferrari Fiorano test
Pirelli’s testing programme for its new wider P Zero Formula One tyres for 2017 has begun at Fiorano in Italy. Sebastian Vettel piloted a Ferrari SF15-T specifically modified to simulate the new aero rules and to accommodate tyres in 2017 size. The four-time world champion is testing on 1 August before handing the car over to Haas F1 driver Esteban Gutierrez on Tuesday 2 August.
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Kumho ready for Zandvoort Masters
For 15 successive years, Kumho has supplied all the tyres for Europe’s top F3 teams to compete in the annual Zandvoort Masters meeting. In 2016 the event takes place on the weekend of 20-21 August, more than 20 of the latest crop of would-be Grand Prix drivers will push their Kumho ECSTA race tyres to the limits at this famous former Formula One circuit.
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BTCC Champion attends TerraClean Karting Event
TerraClean ambassador & double BTCC champion Colin Turkington, wowed the TerraClean network recently by attending – and taking part in – the TerraClean Karting Event 2016.
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Yokohama control tyre supplier to Sepang 12 Hours
As of this year, the Sepang 12 Hours race in Malaysia will run on control tyres supplied by a single manufacturer, and Yokohama Rubber has been selected for this role. All competitors will take to the circuit in vehicles fitted with the Yokohama Advan A005 race tyre or, depending on conditions, the Advan A006 wet weather tyre.
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Dunlop seeks more WEC success in Germany
The fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship takes place at the Nürburgring circuit on 24 July. The six hour race follows the double-points Le Mans 24 Hours where Dunlop saw considerable success in the LMP2 class. The tyre supplier adds that it gained valuable experience with partner teams in LMP1 and LMGTE.
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Three in a row for stock car racer Siobhan
Autoparts-sponsored stock car racer, Siobhan Martin, has won the National Points Series for the third consecutive year while also claiming second position in the European Finals at Ipswich Spedeweekend on 2 – 3 July.
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Rainer Zietlow sets trans-Eurasian record on Goodyear Wrangler tyres
Rainer Zietlow, whose VW Touareg was fited with Goodyear Wrangler tyres, has set a new world record for the fastest drive across Eurasia between Magadan, Russia, and Lisbon, Portugal. Together with cameraman Marius Biela and journalist Peter Bakanov, Zietlow completed this epic 15,200 kilometre drive in 6 days, 9 hours and 38 minutes. This beat […]
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Volkswagen Vento Cup to run on MRF Tyres
Volkswagen Motorsport India has confirmed its appointment of MRF Tyres as sole tyre supplier to the Vento Cup race series. MRF takes over from JK Tyre, who served as tyre partner for the past six years.
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Roadlink sponsors truck racing champion
Roadlink International is powering Steve Powell Racing in his first season in the British Truck Racing Association’s Division One, after winning Division Two in 2015.
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