News Details

Pirelli: New bonding process not to blame for tyre failures

Formula One racing’s official tyre suppliers Pirelli say that it is too early to pinpoint the cause of the tyre blow-outs that affected several drivers in Sunday’s 2013 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix.However, they have ruled out the new bonding process used on tyres ahead of the race at Silverstone as being at fault.Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, Toro Rosso’s Jean-Eric Vergne and McLaren’s Sergio Perez all suffered tyre failures, prompting Pirelli to launch a thorough investigation ahead of next weekend’s German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. “There have obviously been some issues with rear-left tyre failures which...
Full Story »
11y ago from Formula1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Pirelli confident it's on top of tyre failures

Pirelli will debut tyres made with a new bonding process at the British...
11y ago from espnF1.com

Tyre failures a new problem - Pirelli

Paul Hembery says Pirelli's multiple tyre failures at the British Grand...
11y ago from espnF1.com

Pressure on Pirelli after tyre failures at British GP

F1's intense heat on Pirelli only got hotter on Sunday, as the British...
11y ago from GrandPrix.com

The British Grand Prix - did you know?

Great Britain is one of only two countries (the other being Italy) to...
11y ago from Formula1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Joan Mir: ‘We are working hard' at rectifying...

Honda rider Joan Mir identified one key area the Japanese marque needs to...

World Champion Jorge Martin set for MotoGP return at...

Reigning World Champion Jorge Martin is set to return to MotoGP action at...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Indy 500 veteran and NASCAR team owner Shigeaki...

Shigeaki Hattori, a two-time competitor in the Indianapolis 500 and...

Renovated IMS museum reopens with all-new displays

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum reopened on Wednesday following a...

New livery revealed for Kyle Larson's Indy 500 / Coke...

Kyle Larson will be attempting to compete in IndyCar’s Indianapolis 500...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Outback diplomacy: Finnish ambassador braves...

o Haapea hopes to raise $30,000 for cancer research as he navigates the...
2d ago from TheGuardian.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal's new #1 striker target ‘best finisher...

As the summer transfer window approaches, Arsenal transfers are once again...
1h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Arsenal vs. Real Madrid: 'One thing' about Los Blancos...

Arsenal legend Ray Parlour explains 'the one thing' about Real Madrid that...
1h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Arsenal could make move for Portugal-based forward...

Arsenal are considering a move for Benfica winger Kerem Akturkoglu after...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Transfers: The elite talent who could complete...

With Kieran Tierney, Jakub Kiwior, and Oleksandr Zinchenko all potentially...
1h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.