It was the Belgian's first running in an F1 car since he tested for Mercedes in Abu Dhabi at the end of 2021.The two-day session, which was also attended by McLaren,... read more »

The summer break is yet to start for Formula 1 rookie Oscar Piastri who headed back to the Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps in order to conduct a Pirelli tyre test for McLaren on... read more »

The two-day test is the latest step in Pirelli's programme of no-blanket slick running, although it is set to be compromised by rain.Pirelli's hope was to introduce... read more »

Pirelli chief Mario Isola has admitted that the wet tyres are not fit for purpose in F1 right now. read more »

Medium and Soft were the most used compounds during the race, with the Hard only used by Norris for 12 laps in his second stint. read more »

A late downpour caused the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix sprint race to be delayed. The field was then led by the safety car for five formation laps ahead of a rolling start.The... read more »

Without any meaningful long-run simulations so far this weekend, Pirelli expects that the two-stop strategy will emerge as the fastest approach to complete today's 44-lap... read more »

If a race is declared wet and is started behind the safety car, drivers are obliged to run Pirelli's blue-walled extreme wet tyres.However, the anomaly is that once... read more »

Tomorrow, the teams will go into the race with plenty of information about the rain tyres, but they will be pretty much in the dark when it comes to the dry weather ones. read more »

Leclerc, one of F1's star qualifiers, has had several disappointing results against the clock in 2023, as he has struggled to keep to the minimalistic approach required in... read more »

Tomorrow's forecast is definitely not encouraging, in terms of rain which could have a significant impact on the Sprint format, while for Sunday it seems the conditions... read more »

Ride onboard with Max Verstappen as he sets the fastest lap during Friday's qualifying session at Spa. Max Verstappen picks up a five-place grid penalty for taking a new... read more »

A potential ban on Formula 1 tyre blankets will not come into effect until at least the 2025 season, the FIA has confirmed. F1 was set to take a vote on whether the blankets... read more »

Team bosses and F1 chiefs are due to discuss the tyre blanket issue at a meeting of the F1 Commission at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday.F1 tyre supplier Pirelli has been... read more »

Pirelli Motorsport Director Mario Isola discusses possible track conditions and set-up strategies at the Sprint weekend in Belgium. read more »

Drivers for Aston Martin and McLaren will test out new slick tyres for Pirelli in Spa, it has been announced. read more »

Formula One's tyre supplier Pirelli will provide teams and drivers with an exciting tyre allocation for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, bringing some of the softer... read more »

Pirelli will continue the work on their 2024 tyres following the Belgian Grand Prix with Aston Martin and McLaren set to take part in the in-season tyre evaluation. read more »

Aston reserve driver Vandoorne will share driving duties with team regular Lance Stroll, while Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will have a day apiece for McLaren.It will be the... read more »

We've nominated the same line-up of compounds as last year - C2, C3, and C4 - to offer a wide range of strategy options; at least if the rain holds off. read more »

Pirelli's Mario Isola believes the decision to bring the C3, C4 and C5 compounds to Hungary was the right one amid the first weekend of the Alternative Tyre Allocation in... read more »

However, the consensus in the paddock is that blankets will ultimately be kept for slicks next season, with only wets and possibly intermediates running without them.The matter... read more »

Carlos Sainz says the new tyre regulations that were in place at the Hungarian Grand Prix made the weekend "very dull and very boring". As part of Pirelli's... read more »

The fact that all the drivers made two stops with a track temperature that was 53 degrees at the start, with no high degradation problems confirms that the three compounds were... read more »

The trial of the new Alternative Tyre Allocation rules at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix has prompted some debate about whether or not the move to improve... read more »