News Details

Pirelli forced to abandon wet tyre test at Fiorano

Pirelli have been forced to abandon their wet tyre test at Fiorano after Sebastian Vettel’s crash on Thursday. The German lost control of his modified Ferrari SF15-T mule car whilst testing Pirelli’s new 2017 wet tyre on an artificially dampened track and hit the barriers. When the car was taken back to the factory in Maranello it was revealed the damage was too extensive to continue running on Friday, as was originally the plan, with third driver Antonio Giovinazzi sharing driver duties with Vettel. Pirelli were conducting the Fiorano test to further assess their new wet tyre, which is not only wider in correspondence with the changes to the slick tyres in 2017, but has also been...
Full Story »
8y ago from FormulaSpy.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Pirelli abandons wet test after Vettel crash

– Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has been forced to abandon the...
8y ago from GPUpdate.net

Ferrari forced to abandon Pirelli wet F1 test

Ferrari has had to cancel the second day of the Pirelli wet tyre test at...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Vettel crashes in wet tyre test

Sebastian Vettel's first day of F1 track action in 2017 ended prematurely...
8y ago from SkySports.com

Vettel crashes at Fiorano during Pirelli test day

. Pirelli started its first day of wet tyre testing with Ferrari at...
8y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

VR46 boss defends Franco Morbidelli after...

VR46 Ducati Team Manager Pablo Nieto has defended Franco Morbidelli...

VR46 Ducati launches 2026 MotoGP livery

Pertamina Enduro VR46 Ducati presented its newest livery for the 2026...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou delivers takedown of McLaren F1 drivers...

IndyCar champion Alex Palou has delivered a takedown of both McLaren...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

How to watch Chelsea vs Arsenal in Carabao Cup

Chelsea host Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of the Carabao...
54m ago from SkySports.com

Carabao Cup semis live on Sky: Arsenal test could set...

The Carabao Cup returns to Sky Sports this week for the first legs of the...
54m ago from SkySports.com

'We want to win everything!' | Gabriel Jesus eyes...

Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus reflects on his comeback from injury and looks...
54m ago from SkySports.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.