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Michelin’s newest rally tyres complete successful 2015 at highest level
Wales Rally GB completes WRC season The 2015 Wales Rally GB concluded the 13-round FIA World Rally Championship, with Sébastien Ogier and co-driver Julien Ingrassia claiming the final victory to go alongside the already claimed Drivers’ Championship in the Volkswagen Polo R WRC. Their tyre supplier, Michelin has introduced two major new tyres at the […]
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6 Hours of Bahrain to decide Dunlop Teams World Endurance LMP2 title
Eight full-season FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) LMP2 entries will be battling for another podium or win at the 6 Hours of Bahrain. All eight have chosen to compete on Dunlop tyres and all eight have been on the podium during the season – a statistic Dunlop states demonstrates the competitiveness of the series. Joining […]
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British manufacturer wins German ‘Motorsport Technology of the Year’ award
Launched earlier in 2015, and fitted by many technical partners on the grids and stages of world motorsport, Lazer Lamps’ new Triple R LED lighting range has received the Professional Motorsport World Expo ‘Motorsport technology of the Year’ award.
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Zafco launches new tyres at SEMA 2015
Zafco has unveiled two new tyres at Las Vegas’ SEMA show. The all-season Zeetex ZT3000, an eco-friendly alternative in the PCR category that offers exceptional wet grip and balanced driving behavior, and the slick Accelera Delta Sport, the brand’s first racing tyre engineered with the “R-Compound” are the new models on stand, which also featured Zeetex’s Café Zee concept.
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Rhenus rallies to Hong Kong-Beijing motorsport event’s cause
Freight forwarder Rhenus Logistics has helped the organiser of the Hong Kong-Beijing Rally celebrate the event’s 30th anniversary in style, having air freighted two 1985 Audi 80 Quattro four wheel drive cars from Bebington, UK to the rally’s start line in Hong Kong, China.
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Michelin Pilot Sport EV ‘consistent’ for Formula E in Malaysian humidity
Michelin’s Pilot Sport EV has helped Formula E to overcome difficult weather conditions in Putrajaya, Malaysia, despite temperatures in excess of 30°C, a track temperature of almost 50°C and humidity levels of between 60 and 90 per cent. Round 2 of the 2015/2016 Formula E ePrix featured the same format as 2014, with a 12-turn, 2.5km track and the start brought forward by two hours to 2:04pm local time in order to minimise the threat of wet weather. Torrential rain swept over the city an hour after the chequered flag was shown. The hot, damp conditions made the day hard not only for the drivers, but also for the battery of their all-electric single-seater racing cars.
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Pirelli P Zero soft, medium combination nominated for 9th time in Brazil
Pirelli has nominated its most popular combination of Formula One tyres, the P Zero White medium and P Zero Yellow soft, for this year’s Brazilian grand prix. It is the ninth time this combination has been brought to a race weekend, and the short intense Interlagos lap will provide plenty of work for the tyres, and the drivers, to do. The track which proceeds in an unusual anti-clockwise direction, was relaid in 2014, changing its levels of abrasion, while the circuit also has a new pit complex. Pirelli expects a performance gap between the two compounds of around 0.9 seconds per lap.
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Dmack seeking repeat of home event WRC success
Dmack will aim to repeat its 2014 WRC2 victory when its drivers take on the tyre supplier’s home round of the 2015 FIA World Rally Championship at Wales Rally GB. The company said that winter weather and high-speed forest roads would result in a challenging end to the season.
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Rosberg wins Mexican GP from pole
Nico Rosberg won the first Mexican Grand Prix in 23 years from pole with a two-stop strategy. Using soft-medium-medium Pirelli tyres, he beat his teammate Lewis Hamilton to secure a 10th one-two of the season for Mercedes. Rosberg also moved back to second in the driver points standings. Behind them, race strategies were affected by a safety car with just 20 laps to go. This effectively allowed a ‘free’ pit stop, which meant that those contemplating another stop could do so without a big penalty.
Continue ReadingPirelli renews contracts in Italian Formula 4 and GT Championships for 2016-2017
Pirelli has renewed its exclusive contract with the national Formula 4 and GT championships in Italy. Both championships will continue to use only Pirelli tyres throughout the 2016 and 2017 seasons, at a variety of circuits all over Italy. In order to keep the championship simple and cost effective, making driving talent the key factor, Pirelli will supply only two types of tyre for all races: 13” P Zero DM slicks and Cinturato WM wets.
Continue ReadingPirelli backs rally coaching initiative
Pirelli is supporting a new initiative between the national motorsport federations of Finland (AKK Motorsport) and Italy (ACI Sport) to provide an innovative rally coaching programme for up-and-coming drivers from both countries.
Continue ReadingDaniel Harper – one to watch in motorsport?
14 year old Daniel Harper has beaten off 64 other aspiring racing drivers to secure a fully funded season in the 2016 KICK Start Energy Drink Ginetta Junior Championship. Harper, who hails from County Down in Northern Ireland, impressed across the board during the testing, three day event.
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Team AlignMyCar completes debut race season
AlignMyCar Racing, the motorsport team created by wheel servicing equipment supplier Pro-Align to promote the benefits of four wheel alignment, has successfully completed its debut race season. Competing in the Toyo Tires Production BMW Championship, the AlignMyCar liveried BMW E30 raced in front of thousands of motorsport fans at some of the UK’s most prestigious race circuits including Silverstone, Brands Hatch and Donington.
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Hamilton’s championship clinching victory powered by tyre tactics – Pirelli
Lewis Hamilton’s 2015 Formula One Drivers’ Championship victory was sealed through a tactical battle in difficult conditions at the United States Grand Prix. Races run in wet to dry conditions always provide a challenge for teams; all the drivers started on new intermediates, waiting for the right crossover point when the track would be dry enough to move onto slicks. Both Hamilton and his team mate Nico Rosberg, who finished second, completed one opening stint on the intermediates followed by two stints on the soft tyre.
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Aasen wins Drive Dmack Fiesta Trophy
Marius Aasen has won the 2015 Drive Dmack Fiesta Trophy, seeing him claim what the World Rally Championship tyre supplier Dmack calls “the biggest prize in rallying;” he will claim a lucrative full seven-round series of 2016 WRC 2 competition using a Drive Dmack Ford Fiesta R5. Aasen completed his title-winning season with victory at the last of five events in Spain. The 23-year old and his co-driver Veronica Engan finished ahead of British rival Tom Cave, who claimed second place overall for the second successive season. The Fiesta Trophy was thrillingly close this season, with seven crews in with a mathematical chance of winning the title heading into the mixed surface RallyRACC-Rally de Espana.
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