Kimi Räikkönen says Formula 1 is often made to look stupid by it's limitations during wet weather, with the Finn criticising Pirelli's wet tyre compounds. read more »

The FIA has dropped plans to ban tyre blankets in 2021, though they will be gradually phased out. read more »

Tyre blankets will be allowed in the 2021 season after the decision to ban them was overturned, Pirelli has revealed.  read more »

We'd already decided to bring a Saturday tyre set into Friday morning, even before we heard that all Saturday running was cancelled. That allowed us to do a bit more setup... read more »

The decision to ban tyre blankets from Formula 1 when new 18-inch wheels are introduced in 2021 has been reversed read more »

Changes to the track, DRS locations, tyre choices, power unit requirements and stats for this year's Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Sebastian Vettel will face a chaotic period before the Japanese Grand Prix, having been selected by Ferrari to take part in a Pirelli tyre test in the week of the race. read more »

Mercedes' motorsport strategy director James Vowles admits that the team were caught out by how little the soft tyre degraded at the Russian GP. read more »

Sebastian Vettel is to take part in a two-day tyre test at Barcelona next week before heading to Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Other than Mercedes, teams show little variance in tyre choice for Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Little variance on front-runners' Suzuka tyre choices read more »

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff believes starting the Russian Grand Prix on Medium tyres was a "crucial" factor behind his side's surprise victory. read more »

We raced well today, making the most of the race circumstances, and splitting the tyre strategies across the cars. read more »

We came to Russia with a harder tyre choice than last year: this enabled drivers to push hard from the start to finish of each stint, rather than manage their pace. read more »

Formula One's tyre manufacturer Pirelli recommends a one-stop strategy for today's Russian Grand Prix based on long run simulations completed by the team during... read more »

Leaving the Sochi paddock surprised, McLaren announced on Saturday that the team's cars will be powered by Mercedes from 2021 under a long-term agreement. Pirelli also... read more »

There's an intriguing strategic battle in store tomorrow, with Mercedes being the only team to select the medium tyre to set their fastest Q2 times. read more »

We have a little more to do to understand how to maximise the tyre for a single lap in qualifying, but this is something that we can work on tonight. read more »

Sebastian Vettel will participate in Pirelli's Spain tyre test on the same week as the Japanese Grand Prix, adding an extra 'complication' amid Formula 1's... read more »

F1 continues in Russia this weekend, with tyre strategy set to be one of the keys to success in Sochi. read more »

Managing the tyres in anticipation of the safety car proved to be a key element of the race, and the three safety car periods also had the effect of minimising tyre wear and... read more »

The FIA World Motor Sport Council has formally approved the contentious extra Pirelli 2020 Formula 1 tyre test, which will be run at Barcelona on October 7-8 read more »

Mario Isola says starting on the soft compound tyre is the optimal strategy call for the Singapore Grand Prix, although anything can happen at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. read more »

Under normal circumstances the Singapore Grand Prix would be a one-stop race, but this year there should be opportunities to use tyre strategy to make up positions. read more »

According to the calculations of Formula One's tyre supplier Pirelli, the one-stopper strategy is the fastest way to complete the entire race distance of 308.706km in... read more »