Pirelli motorsport director Mario Isola has openly admitted that the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix will be a “step into the unknown” and not only because it’s a completely new street track. The next round of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship will take place in Sin City, with the sport returning to Las Vegas
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed that there are “millions of reasons” why Formula 1 “would love” to keep Pirelli as their tyre supplier, ahead of the battle for 2025. The Italian manufacturer’s current deal with F1 expires at the end of 2024, although head of Pirelli Motorsport Mario Isola has confirmed that
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It has been reported by Auto Motor und Sport (AMuS) that Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli might face some competition in remaining as Formula 1’s sole tyre supplier, following reports that Japanese manufacturer Bridgestone are considering a return. Pirelli replaced Bridgestone at the start of the 2011 season and have remained as the sport’s sole tyre
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Last weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix will go down as perhaps one of the most uneventful races of the 2022 season, with the top six having been decided by the time the cars all made their way through the opening three corners. The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez does present a rather unusual characteristic, in that the circuit
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It appears that Formula 1 tyre manufacturer, Pirelli, is listening to the requests of the drivers, following a barrage of criticism over the plans to further reduce the maximum tyre blanket temperature in 2023. Since 2021, Formula 1 has been slowly preparing for an incoming tyre blanket ban, which the sport has pencilled in to come to fruition in 2024. To build-up to this, the maximum temperature
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Pirelli’s head of motorsport, Mario Isola, has warned that a whole new range of tyres will be needed should Formula 1 push forwards on a rule to see electric tyre blankets banned from 2024, in what would be a massive changing point in the Italian manufacturer’s approach to the championship. Should the rule be implemented,
MoreThis weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix kicks-off the second half of the 2022 Formula 1 season, as well as a European triple-header which includes Zandvoort and Monza. After last season’s Belgian GP washout, rain is once again being forecast for this weekend; however, dramatic changes to Spa-Francorchamps means that a repeat of last year’s fiasco won’t
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Pirelli’s head of F1 and car racing, Mario Isola, believes that the new tyres have done their job in creating a more exciting show in 2022. The new 18-inch tyres were a big part of the new technical regulations being introduced ahead of this season, and they are designed to give increased longevity. This, coupled
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There is a possibility that qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix may have to be pushed back to race day depending on how bad the rain gets on Saturday. There is an 80 percent chance of rain for the start of the third and final practice session of the weekend on Saturday morning, and this
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Ferrari took to the Mugello Circuit in Italy to help Pirelli gain a further understanding of the 18-inch tyres this season. The new tyres are bigger in terms of rim size, but now have smaller sidewalls, increasing the stiffness of the carcass. This naturally means that there is more pressure in the tyre than there
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