Pirelli chief Mario Isola has admitted that the wet tyres are not fit for purpose in F1 right now. read more »

Norris finished where he started in seventh but struggled on the medium Pirellis during his opening stint to lose three places before pitting on lap five of 44 for hard... read more »

The seven-time world champion took a low-key fourth place in the final F1 race before the summer break, unable to halt Max Verstappen's charge through the field to... read more »

A late downpour caused the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix sprint race to be delayed. The field was then led by the safety car for five formation laps ahead of a rolling start.The... read more »

George Russell has lashed out at Formula 1's 'pretty pointless' extreme wet weather tyres after drivers were mandated to start on the most cautious set of rubber... read more »

Drivers cite the immediate switch to Inters during the Sprint as proof that the current full wets are not fit for purpose. read more »

Charles Leclerc says Ferrari must look into the cause of its slow pit stops at recent rounds. Leclerc's stop to switch from Wet to Intermediate tyres during the F1 Sprint... read more »

If a race is declared wet and is started behind the safety car, drivers are obliged to run Pirelli's blue-walled extreme wet tyres.However, the anomaly is that once... read more »

Tomorrow, the teams will go into the race with plenty of information about the rain tyres, but they will be pretty much in the dark when it comes to the dry weather ones. read more »

Drivers say the poor quality of Formula 1's 'extreme' wet tyre is adding complications when starting races in bad visibility. read more »

The two-time world champion lined up only 15th for the shorter Saturday contest as a legacy of not setting a time in Q2 owing to the red flag caused by team-mate Lance Stroll... read more »

Max Verstappen says Red Bull adopted a cautious approach regarding his switch to Intermediate tyres during a rain-affected F1 Sprint Race in Belgium. Verstappen led away after... read more »

A late downpour meant the field launched for the Saturday race behind the safety car ahead of a rolling start.Drivers reported improved conditions to immediately ditch full wet... read more »

To reduce spray after a late downpour, five formation laps were run behind the safety car ahead of a rolling start.Although drivers reported conditions were clear for... read more »

The race started behind the safety car, with McLaren's Oscar Piastri following it into the pitlane to switch his wets for intermediate tyres. That paid off as he took the... read more »

Max Verstappen stormed to another Formula 1 Sprint Race victory, seeing off a challenge from Oscar Piastri in the wet conditions at Spa. With the race starting behind the... read more »

It obliged Aston Martin's Lance Stroll to switch from intermediates to medium rather than soft tyres on a drying track, with the Canadian subsequently crashing heavily on... read more »

On a drying Spa-Francorchamps circuit, timing the final flyer to perfection was of the essence, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen pipping McLaren prodigy Oscar Piastri to the... read more »

Leclerc, one of F1's star qualifiers, has had several disappointing results against the clock in 2023, as he has struggled to keep to the minimalistic approach required in... read more »

Tyre blankets will remain for slick rubber in Formula 1 after a proposed ban was voted down during an F1 Commission meeting, it has been confirmed. read more »

FIA have revealed that the F1 tyre blanket ban will be delayed until at least 2025 after the Formula 1 Commission decided against the introduction of slick tyres that do not... read more »

Verstappen had entered the qualifying session at Spa having had a fifth gearbox of the season fitted, which triggers a five-place grid penalty for the GP, but does not impact... read more »

Tyre blankets will remain on dry tyres in Formula 1 next year after a proposed ban was voted against during Friday's F1 Commission meeting. read more »

Rain came down heavily during FP1 at the Belgian Grand Prix, leaving drivers setting lap times of over two minutes as they tiptoed round on wet and intermediate tyres. read more »

Max Verstappen has warned F1 risks making itself look "stupid" if it presses ahead with a proposed tyre blanket ban for 2024.  read more »