“So we’re actually a little disappointed by this change”
Eric Boullier has revealed Lotus is “a little disappointed” with Pirelli’s decision to change its 2013 tyres mid-season.
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Tag Archive: Jaime Alguersuari
Red Bull has signed up a female driver to its famous driver development ‘junior team’. Mar 12
2013 tyres better than last year’s – Alguersuari
Jaime Alguersuari has leapt to Pirelli’s defense, claiming this year’s tyres are actually better than the 2012 range.
Throughout the winter, tales of disintegrating tyres have raised alarm up and down the paddock, with some predicting handfuls of pitstops come Melbourne. Speaking on Austrian television Servus TV, Pirelli test driver Alguersuari admitted there is a “big difference” between last year’s tyres and the 2013 range.
Feb 27
Alguersuari, Schumacher to race karts
Unable to find a race seat for his F1 return, Jaime Alguersuari has signed up for a season of kart racing.
Spain’s El Confidencial reports that the former Toro Rosso driver will combine his continuing role as Pirelli test driver with a seat in the powerful KZ kart category of the European championship.
Feb 11
Pirelli eyes Kovalainen for F1 test role
Heikki Kovalainen is a strong candidate to become a test driver for official F1 tyre supplier Pirelli.
But Paul Hembery, the Italian marque’s F1 boss, admitted it all depends on whether Pirelli’s contract to supply tyres to the pinnacle of motor racing is extended. “This question is still open,” he is quoted by Finland’s Turun Sanomat.
Jan 24
Kobayashi reports wrong, Pirelli keeps Alguersuari
Reports that Kamui Kobayashi would be unveiled as Pirelli’s new F1 test driver on Wednesday were wide of the mark.
The Italian marque’s Paul Hembery said in Milan that, so long as the contract to supply tyres to F1 teams is extended beyond 2013, Jaime Alguersuari and Lucas di Grassi will almost certainly keep their jobs this year.
Nov 29
Ferrari ‘evaluating’ Vettel overtaking footage
Ferrari has until Friday to lodge a protest against the results of Sunday’s championship-deciding Brazilian grand prix.
The possibility that Sebastian Vettel could lose his 2012 title, to the benefit of Fernando Alonso, has arisen after video footage emerged on the internet depicting Vettel overtaking at Interlagos possibly under yellow flags.
Nov 27
Ralf Schumacher defends brother for letting Vettel past
Ralf Schumacher has defended his brother, after Michael let Sebastian Vettel easily overtake during Sunday’s Brazilian grand prix.
Seven time world champion Schumacher, 43, has received some criticism for letting his friend and countryman Vettel overtake without a fight as the latter raced for his third consecutive drivers’ world championship at Interlagos.
Nov 27
2013 news could wait until January – Alguersuari
Jaime Alguersuari is continuing to wait on his future, admitting it might be January before he knows what he will be doing in 2013.
“Not yet,” the former Toro Rosso driver, and 2012 Pirelli tester, told the AS newspaper when asked if he is now ready to announce the news. “We may not be able to communicate about 2013 until January. It’s also possible that it will be in the coming days.”
Nov 26
Vettel did not pass illegally en route to third title
Champion Vettel slams rivals’ ‘dirty tricks’
Fernando Alonso and Ferrari’s supporters were clinging to hope even after Sebastian Vettel sealed his third consecutive world championship on Sunday. After sealing his third consecutive drivers’ title on Sunday, Sebastian Vettel bemoaned the “dirty tricks” his rivals deployed to try to stop him.
Nov 24
Sutil returning to F1 with Force India – report
Adrian Sutil is on his way back to formula one and Force India, according to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport.
However, the Silverstone based team’s sporting boss Otmar Szafnauer denied the deal is done: “We have not signed a contract with any driver,” he insisted. Team owner and boss Vijay Mallya, however, has mentioned German Sutil’s name several times in recent weeks, as the team looks to replace the Sauber-bound Nico Hulkenberg.
Nov 20
Massa’s old diffuser better than Alonso’s new in Austin
“I had it available, but I decided I’d be better with the old one. That was the only difference.”
As was rumoured before F1 arrived in Austin last week, the latest developments for Fernando Alonso’s title-contending Ferrari did not work. New pieces, including a new diffuser, were tried in a straight line at the Idiada facility in Spain, prior to the US grand prix.
Nov 13
Force India in ‘no rush’ to decide 2013 driver
Force India will wait until the end of the season before announcing its driver lineup for 2013.
It is, however, an open secret that Paul di Resta is staying put, after his 2012 teammate Nico Hulkenberg penned a deal to switch to Sauber next season. The list of candidates to replace German Hulkenberg is long, ranging from Toro Rosso’s former Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi, ex-team driver Adrian Sutil and reservist Jules Bianchi.
Nov 12
Pirelli names Sutil, Kobayashi as F1 tester candidates
Paul Hembery has named a trio of potential candidates to be F1 tyre supplier Pirelli’s test driver in 2013.
The Briton, who is the head of the Italian marque’s F1 programme, confirmed that Brazilian Lucas di Grassi’s testing contract runs to the end of next year. “Lucas does a great job for us. After next year his continuation depends on our decision to stay or not in 2013,” Hembery told Brazil’s Totalrace.