News Details

Pirelli welcomes efforts to cut downforce for 2021

Pirelli motorsport boss Mario Isola says the official Formula 1 tyre supplier 'welcomes' a move to cut downforce levels for 2021, as the sport will continue to use the same tyres for the third season in a row. The current generation of compound, which was designed specifically for '19 downforce levels and was meant to be updated for this year but was rejected by the teams, forced Pirelli into carrying over the current compounds. Now with the '21 rule changes, which included a switch to 18-inch wheels and new compounds, delayed until '22, the same compounds will be used for the third season in a row. In response, the FIA has moved to cut downforce levels from their current all-time highs...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Pirelli denies 2021 downforce cut done for 'safety...

Pirelli boss Mario Isola welcomes Formula 1's decision to cut downforce...
5y ago from F1i.com

Pirelli welcome further downforce restrictions for 2021

Pirelli motorsport boss Mario Isola welcomes the FIA's move to reduce...
5y ago from PlanetF1.com

Hamilton: We need to put pressure on Pirelli to...

Lewis Hamilton has put pressure on Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli to...
5y ago from GPFans.com

Pirelli boss stresses: "As far as I'm concerned,...

There is a plan to tighten up the aerodynamics rules from next year so...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

How the 2027 MotoGP grid is shaping up

No description available...
18h ago from Motorsport.com

Honda pinpoints potential ‘advantage' ahead of...

Honda technical director Romano Albesiano believes there is one specific...

Toprak Razgatlioglu admits MotoGP adaptation...

Toprak Razgatlioglu has admitted that his adaptation to MotoGP feels...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

McLaughlin sets the early pace in IndyCar’s first...

The NTT IndyCar Series took to the track on a brand new street course...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Solberg clings on to Safari Rally lead as Ogier hunts...

Oliver Solberg started Friday with a 33.3 second lead over Elfyn Evans...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Barcelona and Arsenal dealt blow as European rivals...

Barcelona and Arsenal are allegedly expected to be opposed by Ligue 1 side...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Chelsea dealt blow as Pedro Neto learns punishment for...

Chelsea star Pedro Neto has been handed a one-game ban for his reaction to...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Euro giants ready to move for in-form Arsenal star...

Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior is reportedly attracting transfer interest...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Rotation can make Arsenal less predictable for Everton...

Morning all. It's a big one today, they're all big ones at this stage to...
1h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

F1: Antonelli makes F1 history

Kimi Antonelli becomes the youngest pole-sitter... Read More »
51m ago from Pitpass.com

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.