Michael Febbo over at HotCars has been testing performance cars for a few decades, and he’s got some great war stories to go ...

Bridgestone has developed custom Potenza Race semi-slicks for Volkswagen’s new Golf GTI Edition 50, the Golf GTI’s exclusive ...

Bridgestone, the global tire giant, announced plans to supply cutting-edge tires made with over 65% recycled materials for ...

In 2022, tire company Bridgestone used the IndyCar racing series to debut a new sustainable natural rubber that it has been testing as a replacement for less environmentally friendly rubber.

Bridgestone's Firestone brand debuted sustainable tires at a pre-Indy 500 pit stop challenge, and they were an alternate offering at a Nashville street race in August. Bridgestone tested its ...

For now, Bridgestone has only built a few experimental run of truck and bus tires as well as the racing tires we saw at the Music City Grand Prix, which was the first time they were run at heat ...

In an effort to achieve better environmental sustainability, IndyCar's exclusive tire supplier Bridgestone will rely on a desert shrub to produce a new source of natural rubber for its tires.

"In the Nashville race, you see how close they are to the walls, so it's got to protect the casing of the tire," Krstolic said. The use of guayule is part of Bridgestone's plan to reach carbon ...

Firestone Firehawk tires from the Bridgestone-owned Firestone brand containing guayule rubber debuted at the Indianapolis 500 in May, and were used for the first time in racing conditions at the ...

Pirelli is the official tire supplier for Formula 1 cars, and has maintained that status since 2011. The partnership was renewed in 2025 and extends through the 2027 racing season.

Tires made with the plant were used for the first time in IndyCar racing earlier this year. Bridgestone hopes to commercialize guayule natural-rubber tires by 2030 in passenger cars and other ...

News Racing A First: Bridgestone Tires for IndyCar Race Made With AZ-Grown Sustainable Rubber. Guayule is a domestically grown natural rubber from the deserts of southwest America.