Valtteri Bottas says he could have qualified higher than ninth had Mercedes opted for the intermediate tyres at the start of Q3 in F1 qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix. read more »
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Max Verstappen lamented Red Bull's decision to switch to "horrible" intermediate tyres that seemingly cost him pole position for the Turkish Grand Prix. read more »
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As if the lack of grip due to the new track surface wasn't enough, more rain during the final free practice session made things even more complicated for the F1 teams. Few... read more »
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The work that Red Bull carried out to Max Verstappen's damaged RB16 on the grid should usually have taken 90 minutes, according to team boss Christian Horner. Wet weather... read more »
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The Brazilian Grand Prix weekend started wet, meaning that the green lettered intermediate tyre was the one to be on during the entire session, which was topped by Red Bull... read more »
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Mario Isola said the first wet race of the 2019 Formula 1 season has helped Pirelli gather crucial data on the intermediate tyres. read more »
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Pirelli believes rain in Formula 1's German Grand Prix will be a step into the unknown as its 2019 wet and intermediate tyres have not run on track this year read more »
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Maurizio Arrivabene saw Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel qualify fourth and ninth in Japan after decisions from the pit wall saw them both go into Q3 initially on... read more »
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Romain Grosjean admits he came "very close" to following Ferrari in going out with intermediate tyres in the final segment of Formula 1 qualifying for the Japanese... read more »
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Scuderia Ferrari's qualifying gamble to start the session on Intermediate tyres proved to be costly for title contender Sebastian Vettel as he ended the session ninth, but... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix, while title rival Sebastian Vettel ended up ninth after a failed intermediate tyre gamble read more »
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The Spaniard felt he had nothing to lose by gambling on Intermediate tyres when the rain first fell during the German Grand Prix. read more »
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The Monegasque racer gambled on Intermediate tyres in the initial rain shower at the Hockenheimring, which ultimately proved to be the wrong decision as the track dried out. read more »
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Mario Isola said that six different strategies were used by the top ten drivers, and that only four of the top ten opted for the intermediate tyre read more »
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Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has said that the choice for intermediate tyres for Max Verstappen was a high risk, high reward move that didn't pay off. read more »
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The Dutchman finished fourth in Germany but admitted the gamble to switch to Intermediate tyres when the rain first fell at the Hockenheimring failed. read more »
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Pirelli will make a set of prototype Intermediate tyres available for each driver during Friday practice for the United States Grand Prix. Pirelli is… read more »
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Both Renault drivers had complaints about their Intermediate tyres during qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, feeling they were unable to get them to work when it mattered. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel was at a loss to explain Ferrari's lack of pace during a rain-hit final qualifying session at the Italian Grand Prix. After showing impressive pace in Q2,... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton will start the British Grand Prix from pole position after setting the fastest time during qualifying on Saturday. The session began in wet conditions, with... read more »
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Scuderia Ferrari leaves the Chinese Grand Prix with a further 28 points to its name, thanks to a second place for Sebastian Vettel and a fifth for Kimi Raikkonen. The race got... read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr drove a strong race in China after taking a gamble by starting on the Supersoft tyre as opposed to the Intermediate that everyone else used. read more »
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Having run their new intermediate tyres for the first time at a race weekend in Shanghai, Pirelli have declared that they are significantly quicker. read more »
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With Pirelli's new, wider tyres set for their first wet race on Sunday, Max Verstappen says he has confidence in the wet and intermediate compounds. read more »
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Today was the GP debut for our 2017-specification wet and intermediate tyres... it wasn't particularly significant due to the lack of running. read more »