The faster a circuit is, generally the more stressful it is for the tyres because of the heat build-up that all these forces entail. read more »

Sebastian Vettel will receive a new chassis for the Italian Grand Prix as the team believe an issue with his current chassis might be the reason for his "extremely... read more »

Have you seen great pictures or videos using smoke to visualise the airflow? Is smoke in a wind tunnel an urban legend or is there more behind it? Sauber F1 Team Head of... read more »

Sometimes in these wet conditions, you just hit the sweet spot with both the car set-up and the tyres - and that's definitely what happened for us today. read more »

Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel reckons a tyre gamble in Q2 aided him during the final shootout session during a wet qualifying hour at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium.... read more »

André Lotterer was surprised by the performance of the Caterham CT05, but probably not for the reasons Caterham would like. The German was drafted in to replace... read more »

We experienced cool conditions today, which obviously had an effect on the performance of the tyres, but this looks set to remain for the rest of the weekend. read more »

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time during the second practice session for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps. Hamilton's time of 1:49.189, set on... read more »

Paul Hembery says Pirelli has nominated the soft and medium compound tyres for the Belgian Grand Prix in the hope of creating an exciting race read more »

Despite the fact that tyre wear and degradation is traditionally high at Spa we have been able to nominate the soft tyres as well as the medium for the first time since 2011. read more »

Sergio Perez reckons his former Sauber Formula 1 team- mate Kamui Kobayashi is an "amazing" rival who taught him vital lessons in how to manage tyres. read more »

As the scarlet racing car hurtled through the misty air on a dark, soulless morning, its driver, startled to glimpse the tops of pine trees which abounded around the circuit,... read more »

Mercedes ability to win races this season isn't purely down to their superior engine, according to Force India's chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer. Whilst... read more »

With Formula 1 currently enjoying a summer break, we take a look back at the first half of the season. Here, we reflect on the fortunes of those teams occupying the midfield... read more »

Williams believe they can challenge Mercedes for victory at both the Belgian and Italian Grands Prix according to head of vehicle dynamics Rob Smedley. Despite claims by... read more »

Romain Grosjean believes Kimi Raikkonen's problems at Ferrari are due to the Finn's struggles with the current Pirelli tyres... read more »

Of course we're not actually right now at the mid-point of 2014 F1 season in the purest sense, rather we have 11 rounds of 19 completed. But still, now that... read more »

Pirelli is working on 19-inch tyres for F1 in the future rather than 18-inch, motorsport director, Paul Hembery has revealed. read more »

Romain Grosjean says he is not entirely surprised to see Kimi Raikkonen struggling this year at Ferrari and believes it may be down to the latest generation Pirelli tyres read more »

The Lotus F1 Team continued their tough run of races at the Hungaroring, with another race going by without the team adding to their points tally. Pastor Maldonado was... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo remains the only man to have beaten a Mercedes this season - something he has managed to do twice - and as a result he is "riding the crest of a... read more »

Romain Grosjean admitted his crash in the Hungarian Grand Prix was a result of trying to warm up his tyres read more »

Niki Lauda has backed Lewis Hamilton's decision to ignore team orders during the Hungarian Grand Prix, insisting he would have done the same. Hamilton said he would only... read more »

Fernando Alonso says coming second after a difficult season in which he's secured just one podium prior to Hungary "tastes like victory". The Spaniard led at one... read more »

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has blamed the Formula 1 team's radar software for the decision to keep Jenson Button on intermediate tyres in the Hungarian Grand Prix read more »