Since scoring a 1-2 finish in the Italian Grand Prix in September, McLaren has seen its grip on third place in the standings loosen as Ferrari has fought back.Boosted by an... read more »

Max Verstappen believes a mysterious lack of grip, not changes to his Red Bull's rear wing, was behind what he described as a "terrible" Formula 1 qualifying at... read more »

A challenging Friday as always here in Mexico, where the lack of grip affects the behaviour of the car a lot. read more »

Bottas, Hamilton, Verstappen and Perez covered by just 0.269s as drivers struggle for grip at a dusty Mexico City. read more »

F1 returns to Mexico after an enforced break last year with the championship battle tantalisingly poised. read more »

For the third part of our web series “Tech Tuesday,” having dealt with “Water” and “Fire,” we now come to the element that is “Earth.” In F1 terms that means the track where... read more »

Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel felt that his switch to slick tyre in the Turkish Grand Prix was worth the gamble after struggling for grip on the intermediates. read more »

Max Verstappen has revealed concerns about starting from second for the Turkish Grand Prix, with the chance of plummeting down the order heightened by a lack of grip. read more »

After late notice of grip-boosting work at Istanbul Park, Pirelli fear they have made a misjudgement on their Turkish GP tyre compounds. read more »

AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly topped a wet final practice session at Istanbul Park ahead of Formula 1's Turkish Grand Prix. Heavy rain through the morning let the circuit... read more »

Both Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo have been taken aback just by how much extra grip there is on track at Istanbul Park this year. read more »

Formula 1 drivers say Istanbul Park's grippier track makes it feel like "a completely different circuit" compared to the bizarre slippery conditions of last... read more »

The Intercity Istanbul Park offered much more grip than it did last year, which surprised several teams. Among these outfits was Red Bull which endured an uncharacteristically... read more »

After drivers struggled to find grip on the newly-resurfaced track last season, Pirelli went one step softer for this year's race, switching from the C1, C2, C3... read more »

Today was about discovering a circuit that has recently had work done to improve the grip compared to last year, not to mention the tricky wind conditions. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says the increased amount of grip on the track at Istanbul Park this year is making things "intense". read more »

From the beginning it was clear that track conditions were much better than last year, with drivers reporting improved grip, and times in both sessions considerably faster than... read more »

We planned for low-grip conditions but were pleasantly surprised when the first push lap was already faster than anything we achieved in the dry last year. 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 »

Hamilton led both FP1 and FP2 at Istanbul Park on Friday, setting a new track record thanks to the improved levels of grip around the circuit in its second running since... read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas believes Turkey's Istanbul Park is now "one of the grippiest tracks" on the Formula 1 calendar following Friday practice.... read more »

F1's return to Turkey after a nine-year absence in 2020 saw drivers struggle for grip due to a late track resurfacing and cold temperatures in the middle of November,... read more »

Lewis Hamilton started the opening day for the Turkish Grand Prix in top form, setting the fastest time of the first practice. His championship rival Max Verstappen finished... 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 »

Formula 1 teams are expecting greater levels of grip at this year's Turkish Grand Prix in the wake of last season's struggles at Istanbul Park. Turkey was drafted... read more »