The return of Pirelli to Formula One has generated news headlines across the world, with a number of F1 drivers voicing safety concerns on the back of high degradation rates and the resulting discarded rubber which is littering the track. This is a massive change from the Bridgestone tyres of the previous season that could last for a ... [ Read: The Return of Pirelli and the Asteroid Attack ]

The F1 season finally got underway on the weekend at Melbourne, Australia. Everybody was eager to see the pecking order for the 2011 Formula One season. The eventual winner was the champion Vettel, again in the very fast Red Bull, leading Hamilton in the McLaren. Besides how fast each team’s car was, the other interesting aspect was the effect ... [ Read: Pirelli Degrading Tyres Causing Interesting F1 Results ]

We have received a tip off for a competition that may interest any of the off-roaders that read the Tyre Blog. After all we love a bit of motorsport and we’ve written about off-road driving before, albeit based on the mad antics of James May. The competition is being run by Continental Tyres who are launching an exciting ... [ Read: Continental Tyres 4×4 Competition ]

With pre-season underway in the new Formula One season, Pirelli also had their first official test of 2011 with the teams as last year they were made the exclusive tyre supplier to F1 teams. After previous tests that were held with Toyota, this was the first time that teams were getting hold of the Italian rubber. Pirelli’s new PZero ... [ Read: F1 Pre-Season Testing of New Pirelli Tyres ]

It has recently been annouced by tyre market research specialists, Encircle Marketing, that Pirelli tyres are the most recommended brand in 2010. By continuously monitoring brand recommendations, it found that Pirelli came top with 8% of all recommendations. This was up by almost half a point on its previous 2009 performance. Dominic Sandivasci, managing director of Pirelli UK, has said: “We ... [ Read: Pirelli Tyres Most Recommended Brand of 2010 ]

We have previously written about the Michelin Fill Up With Air Campaign when the research showed figures of more than 370 million litres of fuel are being wasted each year. This has resulted in around £440 million being lost by UK drivers – all due to the incorrect tyre pressures causing drivers to drive around using under-inflated tyres. ... [ Read: Michelin Fill Up With Air Campaign Helps Correct Tyre Pressures in the UK ]

The tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has revealed that their tyre prices are set to rise in Europe. The consumer, speciality, and commercial tyres are set to rise from October 2010 by 3% to 6%. We recently covered the procurement process of natural rubber and talked about how the increase in the prices for raw materials may drive up tyre ... [ Read: Bridgestone tyre price rises in Europe ]

Research carried out by Michelin revealed that drivers in the UK are letting tyre pressure affect them money-wise. We have previously talked about saving fuel with correctly inflated tyres but the recent figures released show that more than 370 million litres of fuel are being wasted each year. Fuel costs money, which means UK drivers are said to ... [ Read: Research into effects of under-inflated tyres ]