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Cinturato name returns, as Pirelli launches 2012 F1 tyre

Formula One tyre supplier, Pirelli has presented its 2012 range of tyres for the 63rd FIA World Championship at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. Responding to new aerodynamic regulations regarding blown exhausts, the tyres have been developed with a squarer profiles, in addition to previously promised characteristics such as softer, more competitive compounds with consistent degradation. Pirelli says it wants to help make races more entertaining and less predictable; it will try to make team strategies more important, though it still aims to have two to three pit stops. The other change is one of branding – Pirelli has reinstated the Cinturato name from the 1950s. Wet and intermediate tyres will feature Cinturato branding.

25th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Wanted: F1 test car

With the 2012 season on the horizon, Formula One’s tyre supplier is looking towards 2013 to develop its product further; however, developments have hit a road block due to the unavailability of a suitable testing vehicle. Pirelli’s Motorsport director, Paul Hembery told Autosport magazine that its hunt for a 2011 car is being compromised by F1 teams’ hawkish attitude to the possibility of another team gaining an advantage by donating its car to the tyre supplier.

20th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli the new control tyre supplier to Mini Challenge

Pirelli has announced a new control tyre sponsorship with the Mini Challenge. The manufacturer is currently displaying several exciting competition cars at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham between 12 and 15 January. Pirelli will also unveil the latest livery for the Pirelli Star Driver UK programme, which since 2008 has given an up-and-coming talent a fully-paid drive on the British Rally Championship.

12th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre failure not the cause of Vettel deflation, says Pirelli

Following what it describes as an “extensive investigation” of the circumstances leading Sebastian Vettel’s tyre-related exit from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Pirelli says its engineers have ruled out the possibility that a structural failure of the tyre was causal factor. “We can confirm that a structural failure was not the cause of Sebastian Vettel’s deflation in Abu Dhabi, a conclusion that we have arrived at together with Red Bull Racing following a detailed examination and analysis of the remains of the tyre,” stated Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery. “We cannot rule out debris on the track causing damage to the tyre, which then provoked a deflation, but having looked at the track closely there is no direct evidence of this.”

16th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Vettel tyre deflation under investigation, Pirelli reports

Pirelli says its engineers are investigating the sudden deflation of Sebastian Vettel’s tyre, which caused the world champion to retire from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with damage to the rear of his car. The tyre deflation marked the end of Red Bull Racing’s streak of podium finishes – the F1 team had a podium presence during the last 19 finishes – and it is also the first time in 19 races that Vettel has retired.

14th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli talks Abu Dhabi night race challenges

Pirelli says the challenge for its tyres at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi, the penultimate round of this year’s Formula One World Championship, will be in maintaining their performance throughout the operating range of temperatures. The race will be run from dusk to nightfall, meaning that track temperatures tend to fall and then stabilise. This affects pace, degradation and wear. In addition to the manufacturer’s 2011 specification tyres, the Abu Dhabi circuit will act as a proving ground for Pirelli’s latest range of development tyres, echoing last year’s first appearance on a contemporary Formula One car.

10th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli takes F1 tyres 'full circle' to Abu Dhabi

Pirelli its range of P Zero F1 tyres and compounds full circle this weekend. The Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi is a significant venue for Pirelli’s Formula 1 tyre program as it is where the racing teams got to try out the P Zero compounds for the very first time at a test following last year’s grand prix. As a result Pirelli is confident that the Abu Dhabi track is the place where it has the most Formula One experience. For the penultimate grand prix of the season, Pirelli will bring the P Zero White medium tyre and P Zero Yellow soft tire to Abu Dhabi, which should be well suited to the 21 corners and two straights that make up the lap.

8th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli F1 tyres show durability on Buddh circuit

Delhi’s new Buddh circuit evolved considerably during the weekend’s Formula One action, helping drivers to get progressively faster as the track cleaned and more rubber was laid down. The P Zero Yellow soft tyre and P Zero Silver hard tyre were nominated for the race, with the softer tyre proving to be around two seconds per lap faster than the harder compound. Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery commented: “Without knowing exactly how the circuit would be, we decided to bring the hard tyre to India, which was a deliberately conservative choice. This led to some very interesting strategies, with a few drivers running the hard compound at the very beginning of the race and others using it at the very end.

1st November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Vettel takes on Hembery in tyre fitting challenge

Sebastian Vettel, the first winner of the Formula One Drivers’ Championship in the Pirelli era, took on Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery in a tyre fitting challenge at the Buddh International Circuit in India yesterday afternoon. The German driver had never fitted a tyre before, though that did not prevent him from beating Hembery’s time by 31 seconds. Despite help from the Pirelli crew, both men took more than twice as long as the experts in assembling the wheel from scratch. The event, filmed by television crews around the world, is another example of Pirelli’s ongoing mission to put tyres in the limelight during its period as F1’s supplier.

28th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli “deliberately conservative” in F1’s first visit to India

Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery says the newly-introduced Indian Grand Prix, taking place at the recently-constructed Buddh International Circuit near the manufacturer’s Indian HQ in New Delhi, has led to Formula One’s tyre supplier taking a “deliberately conservative” compound line-up “simply because on a brand new circuit you are never quite sure of the exact race conditions you will encounter.” With the track never having been used before, Pirelli has opted for a tyre nomination that should cover every eventuality, with the P Zero Silver hard tyre – making its final appearance of the season – alongside the P Zero Yellow soft tyre.

24th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Vettel claims first ‘Pirelli’ F1 world title in half a century

Despite Jenson Button’s victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, the British driver found himself sharing the limelight with rival Sebastian Vettel, whose third place finish landed him the first Formula One World Championship to be won on Pirelli tyres since 1957. Vettel started the race in pole position needing only one point to be crowned champion for the second time. The German Red Bull driver is now the youngest double world champion in Formula One history and the ninth driver to win two titles in a row.

10th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Button ahead after Japan Grand Prix practice

McLaren driver Jenson Button – the only person who is theoretically able to deprive Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel of the championship this year – set the fastest time in both of the two free practice sessions for the Japan Grand Prix at Suzuka this weekend.

7th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre strategy helps Di Resta to season’s best as Vettel completes ninth win

Clever tyre strategy allowed Force India’s Paul di Resta to claim a season’s best sixth at the Singapore night race, where Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel claimed his ninth victory of the year. Only Jenson Button’s second place finish for McLaren prevented the title fight from ending. Pirelli described the race as one of the toughest of the season, taking the longest time to complete and requiring the heaviest fuel load.

26th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyres “stand up well” to heat at Pirelli’s first home race

Pirelli’s home race in Monza was run in high temperatures, presenting a good test for the company’s rubber following the blistering experienced at Spa. Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery commented: “Our first home race in the very special surroundings of Monza was everything that we hoped it would be, and the fact that there are five world champions in the top five just underlines the quality of the action.

13th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Hamilton fastest in Monza Friday practice

Lewis Hamilton set fastest time in the morning session for McLaren on the P Zero White medium tyres with a time of 1:23:865 as Pirelli’s home race weekend in the historic surroundings of Monza got underway. In the afternoon, Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel was quickest with a time of 1:24:010, set during an eight-lap run on the P Zero Yellow soft tyres.

9th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors