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By using a two-stop sprint strategy, McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton became the seventh winner from seven grands prix this year, overtaking Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso in in the last eight laps to claim a spectacular victory by 2.5 seconds. Hamilton now leads the drivers’ championship by two points: the sixth change

17 year old Jake Byrne from Blackwood, near Naas, has been selected as the Dunlop Young Racing Driver of the Month for April.

Trading Standards offices across the UK are being urged to enforce existing regulations regarding the sale of part worn tyres in a bid to help improve consumer safety after a month-long nationwide investigation by TyreSafe and Auto Express unearthed some alarming results.

Infinity Tyres has unveiled to new tyres to add to its growing range, the Ecomax and Ecosis.

Pirelli has completed the first testing phase of Cyber Fleet: the system that transmits tyre data in real time to drivers and fleet managers using electronic sensors and telemetry.

Bridgestone has unveiled two new truck tyres, the Ecopia H-Steer 001, and Ecopia H-Drive 001, which it claims are the most ecological and economical truck tyres that the manufacturer has ever developed.

Falken Tyres is set to supply OEM factory fit tyres to the Volkswagen Up! city car. Volkswagen is the first European automobile manufacturer to commit to Falken’s high performance products and specify the Japanese tyre producer as an OEM supplier.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is growing its global Off-The-Road (OTR) tyre business with a major expansion in Japan.

Since making the decision to specify Continental tyres throughout its vehicle fleet, Coliseum Coaches has been getting better overall tyre performance, and saving money at the same time.

Pirelli has revealed the new Cinturato P7 Blue designed to offer cars with medium-sized engines increased mileage, reduced braking distances and lower rolling resistance.

Bridgestone has been selected as an OE tyre supplier by PSA Peugeot Citroën for the new Peugeot 208. Bridgestone EP25 in size 185/65R15 88T will be the predominant tyre on Peugeot 208 models with 15-inch rims and Bridgestone Potenza RE050A tyres in size 205/45R17 88V will be the only tyre on 17-inch wheels.