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Known for its style, speed and performance marketing values, Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is a multinational company based in Milan, Italy, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1922, with a temporary privatization period by the consortium led by the Chinese state-owned enterprise ChemChina.

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Pirelli F1 progress “fantastic”: Williams technical director

Following Jarno Trulli’s less than complimentary assessment of the current Pirelli Formula One tyre (see link below), Williams technical director Sam Michael has countered that “from a time period point of view, Pirelli have done a fantastic job.” Michael pointed out the continuing development Pirelli is completing and the fact that the inevitable differences in the tyre is a challenge the teams will need to engage with, since the change of supplier at the end of the 2010 season.

25th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli to boost China capacity to meet “high end” demand

Within the next two years capacity at Pirelli’s Jining factory in China’s Shandong province will double to ten million tyres per annum. During a China-based interview with Bloomberg TV on February 24, company chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera mentioned the capacity expansion as part of a 300 million euro investment in China to be made over the coming three years – Pirelli previously postponed its investment there in 2009 due to the recession.

25th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Trulli tells Autosprint: Pirelli F1 tyres “aren’t balanced yet”

Jarno Trulli, driving for the Lotus team in the 2011 Formula One season, has suggested that sole tyre supplier Pirelli’s PZero Formula One tyres have “[missed] something in development, because the tyres aren’t balanced yet.” While Pirelli has stated its satisfaction with the current tyre and the quicker wear-rate so far experienced is a deliberate feature to encourage more tactical tussling between the teams. However, veteran driver Trulli believes that: “tyre wear is secondary compared to the tyre's balance problems, because at the moment you get on the track with a new tyre that initially is understeering, and after three laps the behaviour is the opposite, that is impossible oversteering."

24th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli chairman resigns from Libyan Investment Authority board

Pirelli chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera has resigned from his position on the advisory board of the Libyan Investment Authority, which is the eighth largest shareholder of the multinational financial institution UniCredit, according to a Reuters report. The decision to resign came “in the face of the tragic events that are hitting the Libyan people,” according to a Pirelli statement. Tronchetti Provera has been on the LIA’s investment committee since March 2009.

23rd February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Low Barca temperatures led to different F1 tyre characteristics: Hembery

Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery has noted the different characteristics of the company’s Formula One PZero tyres in unusually cold Barcelona testing last weekend, admitting that “ambient temperatures were not what we hoped to see”. Tests started in temperatures as low as only 6 degrees centigrade, and Hembery made the point that Grands Prix will be run in temperatures “of at least 15 degrees”. Nevertheless, Hembery was pleased with the attention being paid to the tyres, as Pirelli makes its debut in Formula One’s modern era.

22nd February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli increasing US tyre prices

Prices for Pirelli consumer products in the United States are to rise over the coming months. On March 1, 2011, the price of moto tyres will increase three per cent, while a five per cent increase for car and light truck tyres will be implemented on April 1. The tyre maker says increasing raw material costs, particularly natural rubber, are the reason behind this price hike.

22nd February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Computer driving simulator uses Pirelli tyre data

Software developer Turn 10’s Forza Motorsport series has yielded many plaudits for its hyper-realistic driving simulation – in tyrepress.com’s opinion the Xbox-exclusive betters even the impressive feats of the PlayStation-exclusive Gran Turismo series. But for the game’s fourth iteration, Turn 10 appears to have upped the ante, with what it terms the “most up-to-date simulation of how modern tyres grip or slip in a variety of racing conditions”. Tyre manufacturer Pirelli has reportedly provided tyre data to add to the almost photorealistic replications of cars and motorsport tracks from around the world. The game will be released this Autumn.

21st February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Tesco-Tyres.com offers quadruple clubcard points

Tesco’s 13 million customers will be able to quadruple their Clubcard points for the first time on a single purchase following the launch of Tesco-Tyres.com. Tesco has joined forces with Blackcircles.com to launch the motoring venture that could see customers earn over 2300 Clubcard points on purchases of Pirelli, Yokohama and Hankook tyres. Double Clubcard points are being offered on all other brands.

18th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli announces compounds for first four F1 races

Pirelli has announced that it will take its hard and soft slick compounds to the first four Grands Prix of the 2011 season. Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery suggested the compounds would offer the best racing for both spectators and drivers in Bahrain – currently under threat due to ongoing political protests, according to the sport's UK broadcaster the BBC – Australia, Malaysia and China. The manufacturer said the decision had been reached on the back of data collected in 18,000km of private testing in Europe and the Middle East, as well as three group tests to date.

17th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

“Faultless” run for Pirelli at second F1 test

Following the conclusion of the official Formula One group test, held in Jerez, Pirelli reports its PZero tyres have enjoyed “another faultless run.” The four days of testing at the Spanish circuit presented the opportunity to present the full range of Pirelli tyres, although the wide variety of medium to high speed corners at Jerez meant that the supersoft tyres saw very little action and the teams instead favoured the soft, medium and hard compounds.

14th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear launches quick-braking Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2

Goodyear has launched its follow-up to the popular Eagle F1 Asymmetric tyre at a brand event in Seville, Spain. The UHP tyre was three years in the making; a response to development requirements set by the company to improve braking in dry and wet conditions, reflecting the company’s safety-conscious branding. Goodyear has introduced its “ActiveBraking Tecnology” in this tyre, a tapered edge tread block design that “develops more surface area” under braking load, helping the “high surface silica tread compound” to work over a larger contact area – around 30 per cent more than before – to bring vehicles to a standstill in less time.

11th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

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

Manzoni to supply Pirelli in Romania

CM Manzoni SpA, the Italian rubber compound supplier, is reportedly considering opening a plant in eastern Serbia from which it would supply raw material to Pirelli & C SpA’s tire factory in neighboring Romania. News sources reported the news citing Serbian publication Vecernje Novosti, which itself quoted municipal officials in Zajecar.

31st January 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

Marangoni Retreading Systems increases prices

Marangoni Retreading Systems has announced a price increase in all European, Middle Eastern and African markets for its entire range of retreading materials. The increase, effective as of 15 February, will be approximately 10 per cent for standard products and 15 per cent for high performance products with high natural rubber content.

27th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors