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Pirelli’s PZero F1 tyre on track today in Valencia 2011 testing opener

Formula One’s teams have got their hands on the latest specification Pirelli PZero tyre in Valencia today, where the 2011 cars have seen their first action. Arriving on 31 January ahead of testing from 1-3 February, Paul Hembery Pirelli’s motorsport director stated: “We arrive in Valencia with all our compounds defined and ready to offer the teams different tyre solutions, having enjoyed an intense and fruitful collaboration so far. This test will provide us with some useful feedback and a valuable taste of the season to come.”

1st February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

No favours for Ferrari: Tronchetti Provera

Pirelli chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera has strongly ruled out the possibility of the new tyre supplier to Formula One favouring the team synonymous with Italian motor-racing Ferrari. However, Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, who struggled to make an impact in the 2010 season barring an unedifying incident when he allowed title-challenging teammate Fernando Alonso to usurp his position at the German Grand Prix, hopes the new tyres’ characteristics will help him regain some lost form in what will be a pivotal season for the Brazilian.

31st January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Completes Private F1 Tyre Testing

Incoming Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli reports the completion of its private testing campaign on January 18 ahead of the 2011 F1 season. In the latest testing, held in Abu Dhabi, Spanish driver Pedro de la Rosa spent four days at the wheel of the Toyota TF109 that has been used to test the Italian rubber since August: two days to run through the entire range of PZero dry tyres and two nights during which he tested the wet and intermediate tyres. The wet tyre test was, Pirelli noted, the first occasion ever that a Formula One car has been run in wet conditions in the dark.

19th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli's to Focus on F1 at Autosport

Pirelli has announce plans to promote its recent return to Formula One (F1) sponsorship with an Autosport International stand showcasing the Italian tyre manufacturer’s historic and future involvement in Formula One.

According to the company, fans will be “thrilled by the two tier stand, which alongside F1 engineering masterpieces, will be displaying a host of other attractions and activities including a GT Cup car and the Pirelli simulator.” British Rally Championship Star Driver Elfyn Evans will also be in attendance with his rally car for the 2011 season, alongside the world famous Pirelli girls.

11th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Concludes First F1 Test, Next in Barhrain

Having brought its first Formula One tyre test to a satisfactory conclusion, Pirelli reports that its next private test will take place in Bahrain from 12 – 16 December. There will be another private test session in Europe during January, before all the teams reconvene at the beginning of February for the first official test.

Paul Hembery, Pirelli's motorsport director commented: "We've passed our first test with full marks. All the teams have done plenty of laps and everyone has worked very hard. We've focused on the development of the front tire and that has given us the most satisfaction. On Monday, we begin to analyze the data collected over the last two days"

22nd November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli to Test Formula One Tyres in Abu Dhabi

Pirelli has announced that 12 teams will test out its new Formula One tyres on Friday and Saturday. Tyre spotters amongst you will notice the slick tyres in medium and soft compounds are distinguished by a coloured stripe on the sidewall. Each team will have eight sets of tyres available to them for the two days of testing

The test in the United Arab Emirates marks Pirelli’s return to F1 after a 19-year absence. The Italian tyre company has brought 384 tyres and 30 people to Abu Dhabi for its debut. Pirelli’s Formula One team concluded the first phase of testing, following eight private tests and 7000 kilometres on challenging circuits all over Europe.

18th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Development Driver Andreucci Wins Italian Rally Championship

Paolo Andreucci has claimed his fifth Italian Rally Championship, and the fourth title that he has taken with Pirelli, on the Costa Smeralda Rally in Sardinia last weekend. The Italian is one of the Italian manufacturer’s development drivers, and was fulsome in his praise of Pirelli’s role in his victory: “Pirelli has played a huge role in this latest success, because for the past two years we have been extremely competitive everywhere.

13th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Wet Testing Gives Pirelli “Clearer Idea” for Further F1 tyre Development

The latest phase in Pirelli’s Formula One tyre pre-season test programme has taken driver Pedro de la Rosa back to his homeland and the Valencia circuit in order to engage in wet conditions testing. The days spent evaluating the F1 PZero tyres in eastern Spain were the first in which de la Rosa drove for Pirelli, and during a two-day period he covered just over 650 kilometres in the Toyota TF109 test vehicle.

8th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Welcomes de la Rosa on Board

Official confirmation has been given of Pedro de la Rosa’s appointment as Nick Heidfeld’s replacement at Pirelli. The Italian tyre maker welcomed the Spanish F1 driver to its team at a press conference in Istanbul held to mark half a century of Pirelli’s presence in Turkey, the location where all Formula One, GP2 and GP3 tyres for the 2011 season will be produced.

28th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Grosjean Confirmed to Fill Heidfeld’s F1 Shoes at Pirelli

When testing of Pirelli’s Formula One tyres continues in Monza next week, former Renault F1 driver Romain Grosjean will take Nick Heidfeld’s place behind the wheel of the Toyota TF109 being used for pre-season tyre development. Heidfeld has been released from his contract with Pirelli following the announcement that he will drive for Sauber Motorsport for the remainder of the 2010 season.

17th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli ‘Slightly Ahead’ With F1 Tyre Testing

Testing of Pirelli’s Formula One tyres continues, and the Italian tyre maker says test driver Nick Heidfeld was busy at the Le Castellet circuit in the south of France during the first week of September. The Toyota TF109 test car fitted with F1 PZero tyres was on the track for two days in order to further evaluate tyre construction and compounds.

6th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli ‘Satisfied’ With F1 Tyre Performance in First Test

Two days of Formula One tyre testing concluded on August 18, and Pirelli discloses the purpose of this first test was to begin the process of determining the front and rear tyre profile and construction that will be used as the basis of its new PZero Formula One tyre. Driver Nick Heidfeld spent the two days behind the wheel of a Toyota TF109 in predominately dry and sunny conditions at the Mugello circuit in Italy. Fitted to the Toyota F1 car were sample prototype versions of the new PZero.

20th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Joining Pirelli a ‘Great Privilege’ – Heidfeld

Nick Heidfeld, who is busy testing tyres as part of Pirelli’s Formula One development programme, has thanked the Mercedes racing team for releasing him from his contract so he could carry out this work. “It’s a great privilege for me to join Pirelli in order to carry out this vital work and I am very grateful to Mercedes GP Petronas for releasing me from my contract to take on this role,” he said. “Through the experience I have built up over the years, I’m confident that I will be able to provide Pirelli with some important feedback regarding the development of next year’s tyres. I’ve got a lot to give but I haven’t been driving so much this year, so it is good to get started. Together, I’m sure that we can create a dynamic range of tyres that will make Formula One an even more exciting sport in the future.”

18th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Testing Begins on Pirelli F1 Rubber

Due to take over from Bridgestone as Formula One’s tyre supplier after the current 2010 season, Pirelli has started testing its tyres on a GP2 car in France, reported Manipe F1, which published an interview with Pirelli’s motorsport director, Paul Hembery. He declared himself “very happy with the performance of the product for the first test”.

28th July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Chosen for F1 Tyre Supply – News Reports

The website Motorsport.com claims Italian media sources are reporting Pirelli’s selection as sole Formula One tyre supplier in 2011 and beyond. It states that Autosprint and Italiaracing say the Italian tyre maker has been selected by the teams and F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone as Bridgestone’s replacement.

26th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors