Vandoorne used the late safety car period to pit for hot tyres, and this saved what would have been a weekend to forget read more »

The main challenge is to get the rear and the front tyres working in balance with each other. read more »

Pirelli expects more 'inventive' Baku strategies with softer tyres read more »

Brendon Hartley's LMP1 experience with Porsche has given Toro Rosso and Honda fresh ideas on how to conserve fuel, tyres and energy in 2018. read more »

Pirelli will offer the ultra-soft, super-soft and soft tyres at this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »

Compared to last year, the selection of tyres that Pirelli brings to Baku are two steps softer. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles insists it is not the only F1 team struggling to get the best out of Pirelli's 2018 tyres.  read more »

Toto Wolff says Mercedes is currently "not in a good place" in managing its F1 tyres, having ranged between overheating and freezing its compounds through the Chinese... read more »

Mercedes says it conducted its fastest pitstop under the current Formula 1 regulations in the Chinese Grand Prix, changing Valtteri Bottas's tyres in just 1.83 seconds read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles says the squad is not the only Formula 1 team struggling to find a sweet spot with Pirelli's tyres in all conditions read more »

Running through the major storylines from the 2018 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix. Talking tyres, undercuts, and tough strategy decisions… Don't forget to subscribe to our... read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits he had "no intention to resist" Max Verstappen's attack on fresher tyres but has played down their clash in the Chinese Grand Prix read more »

It looked to be Ferrari versus Mercedes but a gamble a second time for fresh tyres behind a Safety Car meant Daniel Ricciardo came through to snatch the Chinese GP win. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo can celebrate a brilliant victory that he made possible thanks to several decisive overtakes after a safety car period 20 laps from the end. Valtteri Bottas... read more »

The Spaniard will start ninth on Sunday despite only having one new set of tyres for Q3 after yellow flags cost him a set in Q1. read more »

Pirelli designed its 2018 Formula 1 tyres to encourage strategic variation and its compound choices for the Chinese Grand Prix have created two key consequences that will... read more »

Toto Wolff pins Mercedes deficit on tyres read more »

Daniel Ricciardo will almost certainly look to use soft tyres in Q2 on Saturday after once again struggling for performance on the ultra-soft compound during practice for the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton enjoyed a well functioning Mercedes AMG F1 W09 car in the morning session at China as he topped the timesheet with team mate Valtteri Bottas backing him up in... read more »

Such is Lewis Hamilton's pace around the Shanghai International circuit that even Ferrari and Red Bull's switch to the ultras was not enough to depose him from the... read more »

Ferrari Team Principal Maurizio Arrivabene says Sebastian Vettel's drive to victory was like a "True Champion", after winning the race with old soft Pirelli... read more »

Renault's Managing Director, Cyril Abiteboul, says the team need to understand why they had issues managing their tyres during the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

The Dane says he's happy with his qualifying performance but found it challenging to turn the tyres on at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits his Formula 1 team is struggling with overheating tyres like last season, after Ferrari surprisingly locked out the front row for the Bahrain... read more »

Following concerns about overheating, Pirelli will bring tyres with a 0.4mm thinner tread to the races in Spain, France and Great Britain. read more »