Pirelli boss attacks `nationalist` China deal critics

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 18:30

The boss of Italian tyremaker Pirelli on Tuesday accused those against the company`s takeover by a Chinese firm of masking nationalist objections in calls for a change of industrial policy.

ChemChina to buy into Italian tyre maker Pirelli in $7.7 billion deal

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 08:48

China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) is to buy into Pirelli , the world`s fifth-largest tyre maker, in a 7.1 billion-euro ($7.7 billion) deal that will put the 143-year-old Italian company in Chinese hands.

F1 teams to test with Pirelli in Bahrain

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 09:21

Six Formula One teams will carry out a tyre test with supplier Pirelli in Bahrain next week after the sporting regulations were changed on safety grounds, the governing FIA said on Monday.

Pirelli CEO says `nothing wrong` with F1 tyres despite `several blowouts`

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 12:18

Tyre manufacturer Pirelli`s CEO has defended the company`s supplies to Formula One, even as tyre blowouts have attracted headlines during the 2013 season.

At the moment we are focusing on sixth position: Adrian Sutil

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 10:19

Adrian Sutil talks about Indian GP and more.

Pirelli reschedule tyre test with McLaren

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 12:14

Pirelli have rescheduled a tyre test with McLaren for Italy`s Vallelunga circuit next month after Formula One`s governing body rejected plans for it to be held in Austin, Texas.

Pirelli want action on tyre testing

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 11:37

Pirelli have urged Formula One teams to give them the tools to do their job rather than complaining their tyres are not good enough.

Sutil sets 2nd fastest time on 3rd day of testing

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 12:32

Sahara Force India`s Adrian Sutil set the second fastest time on the concluding day of the young drivers test here and described the new Pirelli tyres as `easier to handle`.

Pirelli back in Massa`s good books

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 11:39

Less than three weeks after the spectacular exploding tyre failures seen at the British Grand Prix led to calls for a drivers` strike, the same men this week praised Pirelli for their latest racing rubber.

Force India`s Young Diver Test continues in Silverstone

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 11:59

Force India`s Young Driver Test continued here with British driver James Calado completing 48 laps this morning before handing over the car to Paul Di Resta for a Pirelli programme.

Hamilton says missing tyre test at Silverstone may `blind` Mercedes

Last Updated: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 14:00

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton thinks his team should not have been banned from testing at Silverstone, and said that they might be ``blind`` at Hungarian Grand Prix because of the lost opportunity to test new Pirelli tyres.

Hamilton rests hopes on new Pirelli tyres to win Championship following German GP disaster

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 13:44

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is hoping that the new tyres Pirelli is going to introduce starting with the Hungarian GP would give him a favourable advantage, with the star lashing out at the management once again after failing in his pursuit of victory at the German Grand Prix, where he started from pole position.