News Details

Pirelli: 2017 safety concerns show why testing must happen

Pirelli says safety concerns raised by Mercedes about the impact of new Formula 1 aero rules for 2017 shows why it is vital it is given a proper testing programme next year. As Motorsport.com revealed, Mercedes submitted a report during a technical director's meeting last week suggesting that predicted aero loads that could arrive in 2017 may be too much for the tyres. Although rivals did not agree with their view, Pirelli and a number of teams are now conducting a study to check in more detail how much tyre loads will be impacted by the aero advances. Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery welcomed the approach to understand potential issues better, but said it showed even more how...
Full Story »
8y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Nurburgring looking for 2017 F1 return

The owners of the Nurburgring are back in negotiations with Formula 1...

Teams at loggerheads over 2017 tyre testing

Formula 1 teams are bickering over how best to prepare for the...
8y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Pirelli wants 'dropping off the cliff' to return in...

Pirelli are looking at bringing the 'cliff' back to its tyres in 2016, as...
8y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Pirelli wants drop-off 'cliff' return for F1

Pirelli wants to re-introduce a performance drop-off 'cliff' to its...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IMS debuts 11 special Taylor Swift helmets to...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway revealed 11 special racing helmets on Friday,...

Graham Rahal hoping better luck helps him rebound in...

Graham Rahal believes a continued streak of bad luck has played a major...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Kuldar Sikk recovering from broken spine at Central...

Kuldar Sikk broke his spine and underwent emergency surgery after an...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal looking to reach top-flight milestone in...

Arsenal will have the opportunity to reach a significant milestone when...
4h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Mikel Arteta says two Arsenal wonderkids are ‘in...

Mikel Arteta has revealed he is considering starting Arsenal wonderkids...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Out of the blue' – Reiss Nelson admits Arsenal...

Reiss Nelson has admitted the departure of Emile Smith Rowe in the summer...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.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.