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Drive me to the Moon – Pirelli’s 2024 F1 stats

The USA is headed back to the Moon in a couple of years and several other countries have landed vehicles on the lunar surface. Pirelli hasn’t been there and – as far as we know – isn’t planning a mission, but the Italian brand comments that the Pirelli tyres used over the course of the 24 Grands Prix in this longest ever Formula 1 season covered a distance that almost would reach the Moon “on an imaginary road linking our planet to its only natural satellite.”

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20th December 2024/0 Comments/by Stephen

Pirelli talks F1 Adrenaline in Box Box Box vodcast

Motorsport

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Pirelli has premiered the latest edition of its Formula 1 vodcast, Box Box Box, in which host Tom Clarkson talks to leading F1 personalities, Christian Horner, Laurent Mekies, and Nico Hulkenberg on the topic of Adrenaline. Among other subjects, Horner, Red Bull Racing team principal, discusses what makes Max Verstappen such a formidable racer after the Dutchman clinched F1’s world championship title for a fourth consecutive season, praising his “mental strength” and “resilience at the key moments.” The Box Box Box vodcast runs over six episodes on a different theme each time (Speed, Education, Dedication, Time, Adrenaline, Challenge). It is available on YouTube and on Spotify, with the latest episode also embedded below. It will conclude for 2025 with its sixth and final episode, online on 3 December, with Valtteri Bottas, Gunther Steiner, and Rebecca Lee, the official starter for the Formula 1 Grands Prix.

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27th November 2024/by Andrew

Aston Martin Aramco launches motion technology F1 racing simulator

Motorsport

Aston Martin Aramco Formula 1 Team has launched new motion simulators to bring fans closer to the racing action. Created by an expert team at Memento Exclusives, the memorabilia specialist based in Motorsport Valley, the simulators use the same processes as Formula 1 teams to immerse the racer in every twist and turn around iconic racing circuits. Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team and Memento Exclusives have made simulators available to the public in iconic racing green before, but adding movement to the simulation experience is set to take sim racing to new heights. Each motion simulator has been developed in partnership with the race team at Silverstone, and features haptic actuators, a front pivot configuration and haptic rumble feedback. This advancement offers gamers and racers true authenticity, with the motion of a real F1 car accurately emulated from the moment they jump into the cockpit.

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13th November 2024/by Andrew

Pirelli continues ‘Box Box Box’ Formula 1 vodcast with third episode

Company News, Motorsport

Pirelli has debuted the third in its series of six Formula One vodcasts, featuring the biggest names in the series and presenter Tom Clarkson. The episode, entitled ‘Commitment’, features Charles Leclerc talking about the opportunity to go head-to-head with Lewis Hamilton on equal terms as team-mates at Ferrari in the 2025 season. The episode also features interviews with Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of the FIA (International Automobile Federation), and Pirelli director of motorsport, Mario Isola.

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12th November 2024/by Andrew

Pirelli & Multi Design expand, update motorsport-inspired fitness range

Product News

More than a year had passed since the fateful day that Matteo first encountered the Ciclotte bike, but his thoughts were frequently occupied by the device’s tyre shape and a design “characterised by elements derived from motorsport.” Little did he know of the sleepless nights that would soon torment him – not only had Pirelli and Multi Design updated the Ciclotte, but they had extended their collaboration by debuting a line of Pirelli Ciclotte Dumbbells.

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13th September 2024/by Stephen

Ocon, Vandoorne on track at Spa for Pirelli’s 2025 F1 tyre compound development

Motorsport

Pirelli’s tyre development programme for the 2025 season is continuing with two days of testing at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit following the Belgian grand prix. The work is being carried out with the help of Aston Martin and Alpine, today running Stoffel Vandoorne and Esteban Ocon respectively.

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31st July 2024/by Andrew

Soft September – Pirelli confirms Formula 1 compounds for Monza, Baku and Singapore

Motorsport

Pirelli will bring its three softest compound Formula 1 P Zero tyres to the grands prix scheduled for September; Italy (1 September). Azerbaijan (15 September), and Singapore (22 September). The C3 will be the P Zero White hard, the C4 P Zero Yellow medium and C5 P Zero Red soft. These tyres are the same as those supplied in 2023.

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30th July 2024/by Andrew

Giancarlo Fisichella a Vredestein ambassador

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Apollo Tyres has recruited three-time Formula 1 race winner Giancarlo Fisichella as the new ambassador for its Vredestein passenger car tyre brand. This two-year agreement will involve Fisichella in the testing and development of new Vredestein high-performance tyres, appearances at key events, and participation in both online and offline Vredestein brand communications.

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18th July 2024/by Stephen

Pirelli – 5 F1 drivers and teams ‘evenly matched’ in Barcelona grand prix practice

Motorsport

Following Friday’s free practice at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, Formula 1’s exclusive tyre supplier Pirelli noted the presence of five drivers from five different teams in the top five places, saying the grid looks “very evenly matched.” The quickest time was set by Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes (1’13”264) with fifth placed Max Verstappen in the Red Bull (1’13”504) making a gap of only 340 thousandths covering five drivers. In between were Carlos Sainz (1’13”286) in the Ferrari, Lando Norris in the McLaren (1’13”319) and the Alpine of Pierre Gasly (1’13”443).

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21st June 2024/by Andrew

Leclerc breaks Monaco jinx on Pirelli F1 tyres

Motorsport

Charles Leclerc shook off his Monaco jinx to win his home Monaco grand prix on Pirelli rubber, his first Formula 1 grand prix victory since the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix. Mario Isola – Pirelli director of motorsport, said, “First and foremost, congratulations to Charles Leclerc and to Scuderia Ferrari on their win. We can only begin to imagine what it means to Charles to have triumphed on the streets of the city where he grew up!”

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28th May 2024/by Andrew

Pirelli celebrates the Miami Grand Prix with a special Podium Cap

International News, Motorsport

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With Max Verstappen seemingly unstoppable, and already a two-time winner in Miami, Formula 1 exclusive tyre supplier Pirelli has found one way to bring some novelty to the podium at the Miami grand prix. Whichever three drivers take to the podium, they will wear a special edition of the Podium Cap Pirelli supplies to the top three finishers and the representative of the winning team. Pirelli says the turquoise cap is inspired by the waters that border the city’s beaches, featuring a stylised palm tree and the stars and stripes of the United States flag.

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30th April 2024/by Andrew

Pirelli sticks with softest F1 tyre compound trio for three more grands prix

Motorsport

Pirelli will supply the same selection of compounds for all three grands prix of Emilia-Romagna, Monaco and Canada: the C3 as P Zero White hard, C4 as P Zero Yellow medium and C5 as P Zero Red soft. While these nominations are identical to the 2023 season – the compounds themselves have remained the same – the three softest compounds were never put to the test in Imola last year, since the event was cancelled at the last minute due to flooding.

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30th April 2024/by Andrew

Pirelli F1 tyres are FSC certified, demonstrating boosted sustainability

Motorsport, Product News

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Pirelli’s 2024 Formula 1 tyre range has become the first to be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), with all the P Zero and Cinturato tyres carrying the FSC logo on the sidewall. The marking certifies that all the natural rubber used in the tyre complies with stringent environmental and social criteria required by the global non-governmental organisation for sustainable forestry. The new certification was announced on 10 October when Pirelli renewed its agreement as the Global Tyre Partner of Formula 1 until at least 2027. Pirelli said the new FSC certified tyres were introduced after an intense development programme that began in 2022. It adds that the tyres are improved in terms of reliability and performance. On average the tyres in the Pirelli F1 range contain natural rubber equating to 15 per cent of the tyre’s weight.

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1st March 2024/by Andrew

Pirelli: F1 teams ‘working hard’ to reduce overheating’ in new cars as Ferrari goes fastest

International News, Motorsport

Ferrari

Pirelli revealed that Formula 1’s teams worked hard on “adapting the new cars to the tyres” in the final pre-season Formula 1 test in Bahrain, focusing on the prevention of overheating. 19 drivers from all the teams completed several long runs, supplying plenty of data to analyse in preparation the 2024, which commences on 29 February at the same circuit. Pirelli said the information gathered from the test is very important, especially to confirm if the aerodynamic load simulations provided by the teams over the winter break have been correlated in reality on track.

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26th February 2024/by Andrew

Pirelli looks forward to Bahrain opener for longest Formula 1 season in history

International News, Motorsport

Pirelli

Pirelli continues its stint as exclusive tyre supplier to Formula 1 as it returns to Bahrain for the first round of the 2024 season on Thursday 29 February to Saturday 2 March. This represents a scheduling change for the usual F1 weekend, with two practice sessions on the Thursday, qualifying on Friday, and the race on the Saturday. This will be retained the following weekend in Saudi Arabia. Formula 1 made the change to accommodate the start of Ramadan on the second Sunday of March. Pirelli says Formula 1 teams arrive in Sakhir with plenty of information about how the car and tyre package works on this particularly abrasive track, where traction and braking stability are key to performance: both on a flying lap as well as on longer runs. Pirelli has selected its three hardest compounds for the P Zero tyres it will supply in Bahrain; the C1 and C2 will be the hard and medium compounds for the race, while the C3 is the qualifying option.

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26th February 2024/by Andrew

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