Mercedes made the call to retire Valtteri Bottas' car in Qatar as it had suffered too much aero damage to get him back into the points. read more »

Despite 4 punctures in Qatar, Alonso managed a podium finish for the first time since 2014. But how did he manage to not burst a tyre despite a risky one stop strategy? And how... read more »

Yellow flags were shown after Gasly ran wide on his last lap at the penultimate corner, losing his front wing and puncturing his right front tyre.He kept going in an attempt to... read more »

Sergio Perez says Red Bull was forced to 'play it safe' after Valtteri Bottas' tyre puncture midway through Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

Sergio Perez has revealed Red Bull opted to play it safe with his strategy after witnessing what happened to Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas during the Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

A number of drivers hit trouble over the Qatar weekend as they suffered car and tyre damage throughout the event.Charles Leclerc and Nikita Mazepin both had to swap chassis... read more »

Both Carlos Sainz Jr. and Charles Leclerc were asked to drive conservatively to preserve their tyres throughout the Qatar Grand Prix, according to Mattia Binotto. read more »

Sergio Perez says Red Bull adopted a more conservative strategy in the wake of Valtteri Bottas' tyre failure at Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix. Perez worked his way... read more »

George Russell has revealed the wide-scale Pirelli tyre failures during the Qatar Grand Prix were "anticipated" by Williams. read more »

The inaugural Qatar Grand Prix proved to be a significant challenge for the Pirelli tyres due to a combination of high-speed corners and aggressive kerbs at the Losail... read more »

McLaren driver Lando Norris says Pirelli "should make the tyres better" after he was one of four racers to suffer a failure during Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix.... read more »

Pirelli believe the teams trying to run too long on worn tyres coupled with the kerbs in Qatar led to Sunday's punctures. read more »

Carlos Sainz said Ferrari went conservative with their tyre usage in Qatar, while rivals McLaren paid for probably being too aggressive. read more »

Lando Norris has urged Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli to "make the tyres better" after four drivers experienced punctures during the Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas, Lando Norris, George Russell and Nicholas Latifi all had similar looking failures during the race.Only Latifi was forced to retire immediately as his occurred... read more »

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he 'never felt under threat' by the drivers on the soft tyres at the start of the Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

Some drivers encountered tyre problems towards the finish: this was probably due to a combination of very high wear as a result of long stints, and impacts at high speed... read more »

Lando Norris was far from pleased with Pirelli's tyres after being one of four drivers to suffer an unexpected blowout in Qatar. read more »

Pirelli will launch an investigation into the cause of the punctures that occurred for some drivers during the Qatar Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas, Lando Norris, George Russell... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the team had "no indication" of Valtteri Bottas' puncture midway through Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has conceded Mercedes "knew we were pushing it to the limit" before his left-front tyre failed and forced his retirement from the Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

Norris was forced to pit with eight laps remaining after his tyre "blew up", ending the race as one of four drivers to sustain a puncture.Valtteri Bottas, George... read more »

Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola has hinted a mix of the ferocity of Losail's kerbs and teams running stints to the limit were behind the quartet of tyre failures at the Qatar... read more »

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas says he had no warning prior to his puncture on lap 33 of the Qatar Grand Prix. Bottas was yet to make his first pit stop of the race when his... read more »

Hamilton led from start to finish, while Verstappen battled back from a five-place grid penalty to finish second with fastest lap.Fernando Alonso used a one-stop podium to... read more »