All News: Charlie Whiting

Where the Rubber Meets the Kerb

July 1st, 2013 by

It’s a fundamental motorsports axiom that tires are, far and away, the most important factor in a vehicle’s performance. After all, all that horsepower, downforce, mechanical grip and braking performance is transmitted to the road via four or — in the case of motorcycles – two relatively tiny tire contact patches.   The tire manufacturers’ excellence … Read the Rest »

Mercedes, Pirelli Reprimanded for Tire Test

June 21st, 2013 by

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) today penalized Mercedes and Pirelli for their roles in a Formula One tire test conducted in May.  An FIA tribunal reprimanded the German F1 team and Italian tire manufacturer for their conduct and mandated that Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 skip the Young Drivers test at Silverstone July 17-19. The … Read the Rest »

An Interesting Year, Part I

January 1st, 2010 by

1978 was an interesting year for me, as it was the year I was named to drive the Hesketh 308E in the FIA Formula One Championship. I would be on the tracks with the great drivers of that time, six of whom were or would become World Champions: Emerson Fittipaldi (1972 and ’74), Niki Lauda … Read the Rest »