Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur labelled his outfit's performance as "okey", but the Frenchman hopes that the Scuderia can find "two tenths of a second"... read more »

Lower-than-expected tyre degradation and a no-lose strategy scenario triggered the Mercedes call to commit George Russell to his winning one-stop in Formula 1's Belgian... read more »

Following the Friday practice day that showed relatively high degradation, Pirelli expects the majority of the field to complete today's Belgian Grand Prix with a two-stop... read more »

On high-fuel, as you can see, everyone was struggling with degradation so we have some work to do there. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has hinted its superior degradation prevented Lewis Hamilton from falling into Max Verstappen’s clutches in Formula 1’s British Grand Prix. Hamilton... read more »

Haas has been one of the surprises of the Formula 1 midfield this year as its VF-24 has proved to be a regular points scorer - defying the team's pre-season pessimism.But... read more »

A one-stop is not a realistic choice, not because of tyre wear, but in terms of degradation and pace, although a three-stop could work if there is a Safety Car in the second... read more »

Max Verstappen has revealed that the Spanish Grand Prix proved Red Bull no longer boasts an advantage over its Formula 1 rivals on degradation at the end of stints. Red Bull’s... read more »

Despite the higher temperatures, the hard struggled a bit in terms of overall performance, while not offering a decisive advantage when it came to degradation. read more »

Potential pre-race showers, a powerful undercut and a soft tyre that is fast but fragile have opened the door for some strategy intrigue in Formula 1's Spanish Grand... read more »

It will be a race determined by that pace coupled with tyre degradation, so let's see what we can do. read more »

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has revealed how Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix weekend instigated a turning point which has accelerated Oscar Piastri’s development. Piastri endured... read more »

Higher tyre degradation that expected compared to when Red Bull struggled badly for car balance in practice on Friday appeared to ease Verstappen's path, as he was also... read more »

In terms of speed - we're missing, but with tire degradation we weren't too bad. read more »

Contrary to expectations, we did not see any graining today, while with the dry compounds we saw quite significant degradation, but it is too early to have a clear idea... read more »

McLaren’s Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri said it was a “surprise” to see the wide range of strategic options used inside the top 10 during Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix. The... read more »

Carlos Sainz believes Ferrari’s improved strategic calls in 2024 derive from having a Formula 1 car which provides greater freedom due to more controlled tyre degradation.... read more »

Verstappen had gone into the race in Japan with no guarantees about his long-run form, after not finding the perfect set-up for the high degradation characteristics that are a... read more »

Following a setback in Australia, Max Verstappen and Red Bull reasserted their dominance in Japan with a commanding performance, securing a 1-2 finish ahead of teammate Sergio... read more »

Ferrari Formula 1 boss Frederic Vasseur believes that the team’s strong showing in the Japanese Grand Prix shows it has got its tyre degradation woes “under control”. Vasseur’s... read more »

Teams all too frequently bin off one of the choices - either because the soft is too aggressive, the medium falls into no-man's land, or the hard is too conservative - but... read more »

Both drivers found it tricky to manage the tyres even over a single qualifying lap and so tomorrow is going to be quite a challenge as they look to balance pace and degradation. read more »

Sergio Perez has teased that Red Bull has adopted a “changed strategy” in order to counter the high tyre degradation expected in Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix. Red Bull had... read more »

Only moments before, Verstappen had pipped Carlos Sainz by 0.057s as the Ferrari driver spent much of the hour on top owing to his performance on the medium tyre earlier on in... read more »

In terms of set-up, even though the demands are different, we're still going to be focused on the long-run pace. Degradation won't be as low as Jeddah, or as high as... read more »