Pirelli Tire

A remarkable triumphant feat has revealed that a mere 19 “real” punctures out of 9,000 PIRELLI Tire units used through out the 2009 WRC season. The number includes both Pirelli Scorpion as well as Pirelli Sottozero which were cut on the sidewall, tread or had failed for an unexplained reason, beyond the damages due to either faulty valves, broken wheel rims or those which were being pushed out off the rim.

Apart of its incredible successful run flat products Pirelli also heavily involved in the development of professional driver training ground.

FIA has awarded the Italian manufacturer as the sole tires supplier on its P-WRC and WRC programs since 2008 which supposedly end this current year. In its 3 decades of WRC history there has never been driver champion other than that of European origin. Both FIA and Pirelli are embarking on a quest to ascertain young talented drivers from across the global an equal opportunity to make it to the top of the automotive sportsmanship, through The Pirelli Star Driver scheme.

The real training ground was the last WRC Round 4 Portugal for the best selected 5 drivers each equipped with the previous season spec Mitsubishi Lancer. The Rally Art developed Lancers were all fitted with the hard compound of Pirelli Scorpion tyre to match the dusty gravel.

Whilst the brand is known for its reputation on enhanced handling performances it also provides excellent comfort with minimum road noise. The Scorpion for example features full and compact external shoulder blocks emphasizing on dry handling performance and safety where as its deep and more regular cuts along the inner shoulder offers enhancements toward better tire traction.

On the other hand the foot print water evacuation through the Scorpion’s 4 wide longitudinal grooves provide safety as well as wet handling performance and its solid center rib enhances the high speed steering accuracy with excellent braking grip.

Vice versa Run Flat Pirelli Winter Sottozero also did help Mikko Hirvonen's victory on Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo yielding the first outright success on a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge for the tire firm. The Italian manufacturer has been active in the IRC since the championship's inception in 2007; however its maiden win came after a typically challenging 2010 Monte Carlo Rally, which featured freezing temperatures, snow and ice.

Mikko Hirvonen the number one Ford Driver, who led from start to finish and claimed three stage wins on a newly introduced Ford Fiesta S2000, used a varied selection of tire patterns and compounds from Sottozero range. He said: "Even though the conditions were changing all the time, we managed to find enough grip to allow us to be extremely competitive."

It was indeed a competitive edge for him to oust the last year winner Sebastian Ogier who came very close to claim the championship.

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