Toto Wolff thinks Mercedes should diversify beyond the world of F1. read more »

We're expecting the usual rapid track evolution and a smooth surface with the new asphalt, but the track has been jet-washed at high pressure, which means that it should... read more »

UK firm Apex Circuit Design has designed the 3.36-mile anticlockwise circuit - which winds around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens - with an expected lap time of 1m35s... read more »

Max Verstappen has hit the track in a Formula 1 car for the first time in 2022 in the most unique way, swapping asphalt for ice and rubber tyres for spikes as part of an epic... read more »

Australian Grand Prix CEO Andrew Westacott says the laying of new asphalt at Albert Park will follow major changes to the track. read more »

We were not able to analyse the new asphalt, so its characteristics are a question mark for everyone and we will only discover the final effects on tyres and car performance in... read more »

Miami GP managing partner Tom Garfinkel revealed that the asphalt of the track will be completed only 45 days prior to the race. read more »

Adelaide City Council members have voted to 'preserve' the parkland section of the former Formula 1 circuit after calls to "rip out" the asphalt. read more »

With last year's Turkish GP return having been marred by problems with the slippery asphalt, circuit officials recently water blasted the venue to try to improve... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo thinks drivers can expect significantly faster lap times in Turkey this year after the asphalt was treated to add grip. read more »

Ahead of this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix, the Istanbul Park circuit was water-blasted to make the surface rougher following an FIA recommendation in the aftermath of the... read more »

Michael Masi has informed teams "the entire track surface has been treated to increase the grip level" at Istanbul Park ahead of the Turkish Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes junior driver Russell's fight with Bottas in the middle phase of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix ended in a massive accident when his Williams speared left into the... read more »

Mercedes has explained why it was so far off the pace during qualifying at the Turkish Grand Prix before Lewis Hamilton stormed to victory on race-day. Drivers were forced to... read more »

Having a challenging, low-grip track surface throughout the Turkish Grand Prix weekend was "no bad thing", according to Formula 1 Managing Director Ross Brawn.... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is hopeful Renault can avoid a repeat of its lacklustre Portimao performance but fears it could again be on the back foot due to the circuit's freshly... read more »

Bitumen. Asphalt. Vehicle Dynamics.  read more »

Formula 1 drivers have welcomed the planned changes to Spa-Francorchamps that will result in asphalt run-off areas being replaced with gravel traps at several key corners for 2022 read more »

The 2020 World Rally Championship will now conclude in early December with the addition of Rally Monza to the schedule. The asphalt event will take place on 4-6 December and... read more »

Ex-Formula 1 driver Jean Alesi wants to see strict penalties introduced for drivers who speed in asphalt run-off areas. read more »

Grand Prix Drivers' Association chairman, Alex Wurz, a long-time critic of asphalt run-offs, has urged the sport to look at alternatives. read more »

Formula 1 tracks should seek better ways of blending asphalt runoffs and gravel traps at different parts of corners, reckons Grand Prix Drivers' Association chairman Alex Wurz read more »

Charles Leclerc was critical of the grip levels of the asphalt on the run-off at turn sixteen in Germany, but he still took full responsibility for the accident that took him... read more »

Charles Leclerc says the low-grip asphalt beyond Hockenheim's final corners where the Ferrari driver crashed out of Formula 1's German Grand Prix is... read more »

The new asphalt has only been laid very recently, so it's going to be interesting to see what the effect of this will be in competition. It could make a circuit that is... read more »