Friday, March 12, 2010

Does WRC tire deal open door for Pirelli to F1 — or close it?

November 4, 2009 by SJ Skid  
Filed under Prime & Option, SJ Skid

While we all have been focused on the future of Formula 1 tires, there is some uncertainty in the World Rally Championship, as well.

Autosport is reporting that Pirelli is not sure it will try to re-up its deal with the WRC after the 2010 season:
“We’ll sit down and look at the document,” said [Pirelli motorsport [...]

Pirelli, Brembo and Magneti Marelli

February 4, 2009 by Negative Camber  
Filed under Other Racing

This could be very interesting indeed. Suffice to say that there is a lot of F1 technology in this venture and wouldn’t a Pirelli F1 foray add to the fun of competition with Bridgestone? Bring it, I say!
PRESS 2009
Press Release Archive
 
Milan – 27 Jan 2009 18:00 CET
Brembo, Marelli and Pirelli launch technology collaboration
Milan, [...]