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Pirelli: F1 drivers make "easy" complaints about tyres

For the 2023 British Grand Prix this weekend, Pirelli has introduced a new construction that is designed to be more resilient to cope with the rapid escalation in car performance. The compounds are unchanged.

Motorsport

Pirelli launches their MTB inspired Cinturato Gravel RCX gravel tire

The Unbound Gravel race proven RCX comes with enhanced protection against punctures and cuts

Bike Perfect

2023 F1 British Grand Prix session timings and preview

Red Bull may have been unbeaten in 2023, but the Austrian squad has yet to register a win at Silverstone since F1 switched to V6 turbo hybrid engines in 2014. Red Bull's last victory at the British GP came back in 2012, courtesy of Mark Webber, with all subsequent races…

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Did Austria sprint shootout expose need for F1 tyre rule rethink?

That’s certainly how it looked after rainy weather voided the strict tyre usage rules in the Saturday shootout and allowed everyone to use whatever slick compound they wanted to over the three sessions.

Motorsport

How Ferrari made a breakthrough with its F1 2023 car

The tweaks came close to helping Charles Leclerc to pole position, but he just missed out on beating Max Verstappen by the slimmest of margins.

Motorsport

Does Mads Pedersen have the blingest bike at the Tour De France?

The Dane will be racing on a rather special, custom-painted Trek Madone SLR

Cycling News

2023 F1 Austrian GP session timings and preview

Red Bull Racing goes to his home race on the back of eight consecutive wins, with the team yet to be beaten in the 2023 season.

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Is it time to reopen the tubes vs tubeless debate for gravel riding? We put the two head-to-head on the Trans-Cambrian Way

Could Schwalbe’s rugged Overland tires breathe some life back into tubes? We pitted them against the Pirelli Cinturato Gravel H tubeless tires on Welsh gravel

Cycling Weekly

Ducati goes full MotoGP with the Powerstage RR Limited Edition e-MTB

Italian motorbike legends draw inspiration from the Desmosedici GP23 MotoGP race bike on its latest Enduro offering

Bike Perfect

Christian Horner sides with George Russell with "fear" after star's grave warning to F1 chiefs

Christian Horner, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton have all spoken out against a potential ban on the use of tyre blankets

Daily Mirror

F1 tyre tender “more complicated” as Pirelli faces Bridgestone competition

The FIA recently opened the tender for the F1 tyre contract from 2025 to 2027, with an option for it to be extended by another year.

Motorsport

George Russell warns F1 "there will be crashes" if controversial rule change sanctioned

Mercedes driver George Russell has hit out at a potential new rule set to be introduced into Formula One after team-mate Lewis Hamilton also expressed his worry over the alteration

Daily Mirror

Pirelli to become Moto2/Moto3 tyre supplier from 2024

The Moto2 and Moto3 tyre supply has always differed from the MotoGP class, with Dunlop rubber powering the lower categories for over a decade now.

Motorsport

Deal being finalised for Pirelli to become Moto2/Moto3 tyre supplier from 2024

The Moto2 and Moto3 tyre supply has always differed from the MotoGP class, with Dunlop rubber powering the lower categories for over a decade now.

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F1 tyre tender “more complicated” as Pirelli faces Bridgestone competition

The FIA recently opened the tender for the F1 tyre contract from 2025 to 2027, with an option for it to be extended by another year.

Motorsport

Undercut impact will be added factor in final F1 tyre warmer ban decision

Pirelli has been working to create tyres that do not need pre-heating, with teams and the FIA poised to vote next month on whether or not to go ahead with a tyre warmer ban for 2024.

Autosport

F1 teams set to reject blanket-free slick tyres for 2024

Team bosses have been cautious about coming out against the new tyres in public, but equally they have shown little enthusiasm for the change, and it’s believed that most do not want it to happen.

Motorsport

Pirelli mystified as F1 teams reject chance to race blanket-free inters

Earlier this year, the teams agreed to allow blanket-free full wets from the Emilia Romagna GP onwards.

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Daily Mirror

F1 drivers warn "there will be crashes" ahead of vote on controversial rule change

F1 drivers recently got another chance to test new tyres being developed by Pirelli ahead of the planned ban on tyre blankets being used in the sport from next year

Motorsport

“Concerned” Russell says F1 not ready for blanket-free tyres in 2024

Tyre-warming blankets were originally meant to be banned from next season onwards, until the rules were later amended so that they will remain – but with the option for the FIA to re-impose the ban after a final decision is made by the end of July.

Autosport

Has F1 become overly reliant on street tracks, and do they hurt the racing?

Of a 17-race calendar, only Melbourne, Monaco and Montreal took the championship away from permanent circuits.

Motorsport

2023 F1 Canadian Grand Prix session timings and preview

Red Bull's Max Verstappen goes to Montreal with an extended lead of 53 points following his fifth win of the 2023 F1 season in Barcelona a fortnight ago.

Irish Mirror

Toto Wolff opens up on Mick Schumacher's Mercedes F1 debut ahead of Canadian Grand Prix

Schumacher lies in wait in case needed to fill in for either Lewis Hamilton or George Russell, having been given his first taste of the W14 in a Mercedes test after the Spanish Grand Prix

Cycling Weekly

Pearson On and On review - a very British gravel bike

An aero carbon gravel machine from London's oldest bike shop

Autosport

Red Bull: New Pirelli F1 tyres for Silverstone will have “modest” impact

The new tyres derived from Pirelli’s 2024 testing programme have been introduced in order to deal with higher than expected load levels as teams have developed their cars and added downforce.

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