News Details

Pirelli announces its tyre allocation for the first races

F1’s sole tyre manufacturer Pirelli announced which three compounds it will bring to the first two venues of the 2017 campaign. The Milan-based Italian company also revealed its plans about ‘back-up’ tyres. The company was charged with an enormous task for 2017. It had to develop significantly wider tyres to enhance mechanical grip. Next year’s tyres will be around 25 per cent wider which means the width of the front tyres will increase by 60 mm while the width of the rears will grow by 80 mm. Pirelli has also modified the structure and the compounds of the tyres. However, the sporting regulation regarding the tyres will remain the same for 2017. Five different compounds will form...
Full Story »
8y ago from F1Technical.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Pirelli reveals tyres choices for first F1 races of...

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has announced the tyre selections for the...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Pirelli reveals tyre choices for first F1 races of 2017

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has announced the tyre selections for the...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Pirelli reveals homologation of 'back-up' compounds...

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has revealed it has homologated back-up...
8y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Pirelli confirms tyre compounds for opening two F1...

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has announced the tyre compounds it will...
8y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Team Penske places David Malukas in the iconic #12...

Team Penske has announced that David Malukas will be joining the team and...

Zak Brown addresses three areas IndyCar can improve

McLaren CEO Zak Brown penned an open letter on Monday outlining his...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Their interest remains active' – Sources claim...

Arsenal and Manchester United are among the clubs interested in a...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Journalist confirms Arsenal 'in talks' with...

Arsenal are reportedly in talks over a new contract with William Saliba...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

South Africa cricketers Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada...

South Africa cricket stars Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj have made bold...
5h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Saturday round-up: Executive shake-up

Morning, let's do a quick Saturday round-up. The big news yesterday was...
6h ago from Arseblog.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.