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Felipe Massa Takes First Grand Prix Win In Turkey

Brazilian Felipe Massa withstood the heat of the Turkish Grand Prix, capitalising on his first F1 pole position by taking the chequered flag. However, Massa’s Bridgestone-equipped Ferrari was upstaged by fierce fighting for second place between defending champion, Renault’s Fernando Alonso (Michelin), and Michael Schumacher in the closing stages of the race. Despite driving a consistent race, Honda’s Jenson Button finished fourth. The result puts Alonso 12 points clear at the top of the drivers’ championship.

28th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli and Ferrari in 20,000 Mile Journey

Following last year’s 15,000-mile tour of China, Pirelli and Ferrari are to embark on a new venture; the “Panamerican 20,000”. Two Ferrari 599 GTB Fioranos will leave Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on August 24 and, hopefully, will arrive in New York City in mid-November.

11th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

MBE Winner Praises Fundraising Efforts of First Stop Dealers

The founder of a charity improving life for handicapped and impoverished African youngsters has praised the efforts of six First Stop tyre dealerships for helping her receive an MBE. Sister Elizabeth Dawson was awarded the honour last month (July) for her work with the Zambia Project, a cause she championed in the late 1990s to provide education, accommodation and amenities for young people living in the Lusaka region of Zambia.

8th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Button Wins First Grand Prix

Jenson Button scored his first Formula One victory last weekend in what Michelin called a “topsy-turvy Hungarian Grand Prix.” Michelin’s partners dominated the early stages of the rain-affected race and Button swept to the front of the field on lap 52, when world championship leader Fernando Alonso stopped with a rear wheel problem.

7th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Makes its Mark at Tattoo

Bridgestone has continued to spread safety messages to UK motorists, and raise money for charity, by exhibiting its Think Before You Drive roadshow at the world’s largest military air tattoo. Thousands of people visited the Bridgestone stand at the recent Fairford Air Tattoo, where they not only received potentially life-saving road safety information but also had the opportunity to have their photos taken with a stunning replica of Michael Schumacher’s World Championship-winning Ferrari Formula One car in return for charity donations.

28th July 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

GB Team Takes Flag in Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli

Ferrari GB took the chequered flag for the first time this season with a perfect first and second place in the Spanish sunshine as the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli moved to Valencia (2,3,4 June).

In the second round of the 2006 season, the racing was tough in temperatures of 28°C and the Ferrari Challenge Dealer Team GB worked hard in qualifying to ensure that both cars in the Trofeo Pirelli dominated the front row of the grid with pole position and second place.

7th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

“Schumacher in Threat to Quit F1” – Report

Michael Schumacher has threatened to quit Formula One at the end of the year, according to an exclusive report in the UK newspaper, Sunday People. The article says that the seven times world champion has warned he will walk away from Ferrari if tyre manufactures Bridgestone don’t listen to him.

24th May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Schumacher and Bridgestone Win European Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher Bridgestone-shod Ferrari has won the European GP in front of home crowds to give Bridgestone its 97th win since entering Formula One in 1997. The result was Schumacher’s 86th win of his career. After a race-long battle, Schumacher beat the Michelin equipped Renault of Fernando Alonso into second place. Ferrari and Bridgestone’s Felipe Massa completed the podium.

8th May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

The Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Comes to Silverstone

This weekend (5, 6, 7 May 2006) the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli starts the European Championship at the home of British Motorsport in Silverstone. Featuring 50 of the all-new Ferrari F430 Challenge racing cars it will be an action-packed weekend as the Ferrari drivers have the first chance to see how the new car will match their driving style in a tough competitive environment with drivers from across the world.

5th May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

2006 FIA-GT Championship Starts This Weekend

The International FIA-GT Championship will take the green flag this weekend. The series begins at the historic Silverstone circuit after the first event scheduled in Bucharest was postponed to the autumn. Pirelli Competizioni will be at the British track, aiming for top performance and significant results.

3rd May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Successful Start to British GT for Avon

Avon Tyres’ competitive debut in the British GT Championship is being hailed as a resounding success by teams and drivers alike at Oulton Park, Cheshire last weekend. Race winner, Chris Niarchos in his Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari 430, said: “The race was good all round…[the car] ran faultlessly and credit to Avon. The tyres were brilliant….they allowed us to push very early in the race which, historically to be fair, we’ve never been able to do that much.”

19th April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

The UK’s Top 12 Technicians Go head to Head

Results from regional semi-finals have been collated Tyres & Accessories can now announce the names of the 12 technicians who will compete for the title Top Technician 2006. Four technicians will compete each day at the live final, held at the Automotive Trade Show (25-27 April, NEC, Birmingham) on the Top Technician stand, number 1531.

28th March 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyres Will Decide F1 Title, says Alonso

Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso says his expected battle with Michael Schumacher this year’s title is likely to come down to a battle of the tyres. Alonso’s team (Renault), Honda and McLaren are all Michelin-shod teams, while their Bridgestone supply rivals Toyota, Williams and Ferrari. But it is Ferrari that have Alonso worried. “Ferrari’s success will depend on their tyres. We saw that in Bahrain. The Bridgestone worked very well – Schumacher was fighting for victory and Williams did the fastest lap of the race,” said Alonso.

22nd March 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin May Not Leave F1 After All

SpeedTV.com has reported that McLaren boss, Ron Dennis, has hinted that Michelin’s announced withdrawal from F1 might not be definitive. Dennis said that the French company might change its position and continue into 2007 for what is supposed to be the last season of tyre competition. “Bridgestone has opened discussions with the teams and us as well. But I think there’s also some indication that it may change. We are not at this stage focusing on next year’s tyre supply. At the moment we’re very comfortable that Michelin have done a very good job.

“Of course we’re looking at two Ferraris on the front row on Bridgestone, and it’s a little confusing to see the pace of the other teams on Bridgestone, so we don’t know where we are. But I think Michelin has done a very good job, and we’d love them to continue, and I don’t think that is beyond the realms of possibility,” Dennis is reported to have said.

13th March 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Strong Pirelli Presence at Geneva

Pirelli’s reputation as a supplier of high performance tyres for some of the world’s most glamorous cars was enhanced by a number of prestigious fitments at the 76th Geneva International Motor Show.

3rd March 2006/by Tyrepress Editors