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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 to revert to 2012 tyres, provide Kevlar belt rears in Germany

Pirelli has announced that it will revert to its 2012 construction P Zero Formula One tyres in time for the Hungarian grand prix. For this weekend’s German grand prix only it will provide teams with rear tyres constructed with Kevlar belts at the Nürburgring. Pirelli says the aim of this is to reduce the tyres’ susceptibility to cuts, while Kevlar has the advantage of reducing the working temperature of tyres by around 10 degrees Centigrade. The concern remains that this may alter the competitiveness of some teams’ cars. The reduced damage resistance and hotter running of the steel belt construction tyres are thought to have been two of the factors leading to the high profile tyre failures witnessed at Silverstone.

2nd July 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Tronchetti wins corporate social responsibility award

The Foreign Policy Association (FPA) has awarded Pirelli chairman and CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera the 2013 Social Responsibility Award for his ongoing endeavours in sustainability.

28th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli latest P Zero: the ‘harder wearing’ Nero GT

Pirelli has introduced the latest addition to its P Zero family: the new Pirelli P Zero Nero GT. Available in a wide range of fitments, the new ultra high performance tyre was introduced for 2013. The tyre’s headline improvement is increased durability, which Pirelli says it has achieved without affecting driving pleasure, safety and performance. Also underlining the importance of the high performance segment to Pirelli is May 2013’s 50th anniversary celebration of its partnership with Lamborghini.

25th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Mercedes, Pirelli reprimanded over Spain tyre test

Mercedes and Pirelli have been reprimanded for their roles in the controversial tyre test in Barcelona, which followed the pit stop-heavy action of the Spanish grand prix. BBC chief F1 writer Andrew Benson reports that the FIA found Mercedes to be in breach of Formula One rules and subsequently banned the team from taking part in this year’s young driver test at Silverstone on 17-19 July. The BBC reports that the FIA, Mercedes and Pirelli will share equally the costs of the investigation.

21st June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Mercedes, Pirelli await FIA verdict following Paris hearing

Mercedes and Pirelli are waiting for the FIA’s decision on whether any rules were broken during the controversial tyre test that took place in Barcelona in the week after the Spanish grand prix. Pirelli counsel Dominique Dumas contends that it cannot be subject to the FIA’s jurisdiction as it is a supplier, though the FIA has responded that Pirelli’s contract binds the tyre supplier by Formula One regulations.

21st June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli’s Silao plant reaches million milestone

Pirelli’s factory in Silao, Mexico, which was inaugurated in May 2012, has produced its millionth tyre and is gearing up to become the Italian tyre maker’s dominant NAFTA region supplier. Covering an area of 135,000 square metres, the Silao plant’s capacity will reach 3.5 million tyres in 2015. When fully operational in 2017, production is expected to reach 5.5 million pieces, according to Pirelli. The tyre maker’s total investment through 2017 will amount to approximately US$400 million.

21st June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli to sponsor Le Mans camping village

Pirelli will sponsor the camping area situated on the Porsche Curves formerly known as the Porsche Owners International Village at Le Mans this weekend. Pirelli UK managing director, Dominic Sandivasci, commented: “We are delighted to sponsor the race camping village at Le Mans once again this year. Simply put, there is no better place to watch the race action than the Porsche Curves and the Pirelli camping village caters for everyone’s needs.”

19th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Shane Byrne wins twice on new Pirelli Superbike rear at Knockhill

Shane “Shakey” Byrne rode his Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki to two victories over Tyco Suzuki’s Josh Brookes this weekend at Knockhil, as British Superbike tyre supplier Pirelli ran its new for 2013 SC1 Diablo Superbike rear tyre. In qualifying with a 48.333 second lap for pole position Byrne beat his young rival Brookes by just 0.010 seconds. Brookes managed to set the fastest race lap too, at 48.769 seconds, and Pirelli has pointed out that this was achieved on the new SC1 rear tyre on the penultimate 29th lap – a statistic that speaks highly of the tyre’s durable performance.

17th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Ecclestone distances himself from Michelin F1 speculation

Although no comment has come from Clermont-Ferrand, within the last week Michelin has again been named as a future Pirelli replacement as Formula One tyre supplier. But Bernie Ecclestone has been quick to put the lid on such speculation; in his F1 blog, motor racing journalist Adam Cooper writes that when questioned on the subject, Ecclestone responded: “No idea. I haven’t got a clue. I haven’t spoken to anyone. We have a long-term contract with Pirelli, as the FIA do. And I think most of the teams have – I think they’ve done a deal with all the teams they want to do a deal with.”

14th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli taking 500 tyres to Silverstone

During the second half of June, Silverstone is going to see a lot of Pirelli rubber laid down; while the Northamptonshire circuit will host Formula One’s British grand prix on 28-30 June, this coming weekend (15-16 June) will see the manufacturer take more than 500 tyres to the home of British motorsport. Pirelli Tyre UK motorsport operations manager Matthew Corby predicts that the triple-header of the Pirelli Ferrari Formula Classic, the Pirelli Ferrari Open and the Porsche Club Championship will make for a “flat out” weekend.

12th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

NTDA announces TAFF Awards 2013 shortlist

The National Tyre Distributors Association has unveiled its 2013 shortlist for each of the five balloted categories in the Tyre & Fast Fit Awards. The Association also called for nominations for the Innovation Award and for the Tyre Centre of the Year Award, entering its third year as part of the annual British tyre industry Oscars. Voting this year will be 100 per cent online, with NTDA members and non-members alike eligible to vote. The Awards are sponsored by speciality chemicals group Lanxess for the second successive year, and the media partner is Tyres & Accessories magazine.

12th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Brawn’s “conscience is clear” before tribunal

Before this weekend’s Canadian grand prix, the major F1 tyre story had been the FIA’s decision to make Mercedes and Pirelli appear before an international tribunal based on the suspicion that Mercedes’ use of its 2013 car in a 1,000km tyre test "may constitute a breach" of the series’ rules. Mercedes principal, Ross Brawn has told BBC Sport’s chief F1 analyst Eddie Jordan that "it was a Pirelli test. What we were seeking was privacy not secrecy.”

10th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin truck tyre plant closure announcement anticipated

According to Deutsche Bank Markets Research, Michelin is expected to announce the closure of its Tours, France truck tyre factory tomorrow. Research analyst Gaetan Toulemonde reports that closure of the 1.2 million tyre per annum capacity plant would be a product of weak volumes in Europe; while the European passenger car tyre market is now six per cent higher than 2007 pre-crisis levels, at 404 million tyres, over the same period the European truck tyre market has dropped eight per cent to 20 million tyres. Continental and Pirelli have already reduced a total of 2 million truck tyres from their European capacity in the last five years, and Michelin’s European truck tyre operations currently only operate at 60 per cent capacity.

10th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti OE for new Quattroporte

Italian sports car manufacturer Maserati has homologated Continental’s ContiSportContact 5 P for the new Quattroporte. This is the first approval the German tyre maker has ever received from Maserati, and the tyre will be supplied in six 19 to 21-inch sizes in line with equipment specifications and engine size. The tyres built specially for the Quattroporte will be marked with the letters “MGT” to avoid confusion with other tyres from the same series.

10th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho: ECTSTA LE Sport ‘a milestone product’

Kumho is promoting its ECSTA LE Sport KU39, an asymmetric ultra high performance tyre designed, as a product designed for Europe’s top car marques. According to the company, it was developed using the company’s KADAS prediction tools and on Europe’s most demanding test tracks. The Y speed rated product’s key selling points are said to be its enhanced performance, braking in wet conditions and controlled ride and refinement. Its high grip tread compound ensures maximum traction and braking performance, while its specially designed casing provides impressive high speed stability.

7th June 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors