Ferrari's Charles Leclerc clocked the quickest time during final practice for Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix, amid a flurry of late lap times. Leclerc's... read more »

A 1m17.277s from Leclerc, his second hot lap on soft tyres, handed him a handy advantage over the rest of the field and put him clear of then runner-up Carlos Sainz, who was... read more »

As F1 teams have fully understood the new ground-effect regulations, they have found ways to increase the downforce and better manipulate outwash to improve their... read more »

After a week's break, Formula 1 trades the desert for the land down under, racing in Australia's Albert Park. After two dominant Red Bull one-two wins, there can be... read more »

Formula 1 is scheduled to remain running 18-inch tyres when the sport undergoes its radical overhaul in 2026 amid Pirelli’s choice to oppose a switch to 16 inches. The last... read more »

The smaller rim size was under consideration largely as part of ongoing efforts by the FIA to reduce the overall weight of the 2026 cars.However, the change was opposed by... read more »

The Australian was classified 16th in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, one spot behind team-mate Yuki Tsunoda - who was tagged with a five-second penalty for an unsafe... read more »

The Swiss outfit has twice been hit by expensive pitstop issues, with Bottas delayed in Bahrain and his team-mate Zhou Guanyu affected in Saudi Arabia.In addition, the C44 is... read more »

Bearman was called upon just a few hours before FP3 on Friday after it became clear that regular driver Carlos Sainz had appendicitis.Having qualified 11th, the young Brit had... read more »

It's been a very straightforward race, both in terms of the final result, which was almost a carbon copy of Sakhir and when it comes to how the tyres performed. read more »

The winner of the Bahrain Grand Prix a week ago, Verstappen headlined FP1 in Jeddah with a 1m29.659s on the soft compound tyres, taking the top spot from Mercedes' George... read more »

The American outfit went through a demoralising 2023 campaign in which Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen couldn't convert reasonable one-lap pace into race results, due... read more »

Tsunoda was asked to let Ricciardo past in the closing laps as the Australian was on fresh soft tyres, and potentially in a position to challenge the cars ahead.Tsunoda queried... read more »

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has issued an ominous warning to the Formula 1 grid, claiming that Red Bull’s tyre degradation on Softs tyres is unmatched compared to its rivals.... read more »

On the eve of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Pirelli have announced that they will produce FSC tyres for Formula One as part of their continous push for sustainability. read more »

The Italian outfit went into the race knowing that Ricciardo would probably be on a more favourable set of new soft tyres in the closing stages, and that there could be a... read more »

In the closing stages of the 2024 F1 opener, Tsunoda was hunting down Kevin Magnussen for 12th place on hard tyres while team-mate Ricciardo was closing in on both of them on... read more »

The Ferrari driver was constantly locking up his front tyres throughout the 2024 F1 opener, as he dropped from second to an eventual fourth place.Leclerc, who had been expected... read more »

We didn't quite get everything from the soft tyres today but we can improve that tomorrow. There is work to do but we have a solid platform to build on. read more »

The Briton set the early benchmark in the session on soft tyres and subsequently cranked up the dial with a 1m30.374s to put distance between himself and the rest of the... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo edges out Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in an unrepresentative opening session which sees the big guns avoid using the softest tyres. read more »

The Brackley squad focused on long stints rather than glory runs across the three-day winter test in Bahrain, with George Russell taking second on the final day using softer C4... read more »

Sainz's 1m31.247s set on the C3 tyres headed the times by 0.236s from Sergio Perez in the Red Bull, who also set his best time on the C3 compound, on another stalled... read more »

The reigning F1 world champion officially debuted the new-look Red Bull RB20, with its Mercedes-style sidepods, and he didn't take long to return to his familiar top spot... read more »

Ferrari opted for the highest number of soft slick tyres for the three-day Bahrain pre-season testing while reigning champion team Red Bull elected to pick a huge number of... read more »