Welcome to Episode 25 of Formula 1 Grid Talk, hosted by George Howson!

In this episode we have a special guest, Mario Isola, Pirelli Head of Formula 1 and Car Racing, while joining host George Howson we have engineering student Owain Medford, sports journalist Mikael Kataja, F1 fanatic Rees Evans, and host of the Inside Line F1 Podcast Kunal Shah.

With tyres already shipped to Australia, Bahrain, and Vietnam, Mario talks us through the logistics involved after races were postponed, looks ahead to 2021, and so much more…

In This Episode

What happened to the tyres in Australia?

With regulations changes moved back to 2022, how are Pirelli working on compounds?

Will the 2021 tyres be similar to 2020?

How are tyres normally disposed of post-race weekend?

How will Pirelli prepare for a season re-start on short notice?

What did Bernie Ecclestone request to spice up racing?

How did Pirelli tackle degradation issues when they returned to Formula 1?

Does Formula 1 driver feedback affect commercial tyre sales?

How are Pirelli handling the Coronavirus lockdown?

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Martin Brundle

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Charlie Martin

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Roger Penske

Jason Plato and Matt Neal

Guenther Steiner

Kimi Raikkonen

Mika Hakkinen

Lando Norris

Pastor Maldonado

Frank Williams

Bernie Ecclestone

Patrick Head

Gordon Murray

Ross Brawn

Gerhard Burger

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