Under a searing sun the opening phase of the final opportunity to test ahead of next week's Bahrain Grand Prix was dominated by longer runs, with Perez moving up the order... read more »
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Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has opposed the proposal to ban tyre blankets for the 2024 season. Tyre blankets have been utilised in F1 for some time and... read more »
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With times at the Bahrain International Circuit improving as teams shifted to more performance work, Leclerc clocked a 1m31.024s on Pirelli's C5 tyres to lead... read more »
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After taking over from team-mate Sergio Perez for the afternoon session, Verstappen instantly lit up the timesheet in the Red Bull RB19 and carved his way to top spot with a... read more »
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Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu ended the second day of pre-season testing from the Bahrain International Circuit as the fastest driver. Zhou's fastest lap came in the final... read more »
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Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola has revealed the reasoning behind the introduction of a new wet weather compound this season. read more »
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Verstappen, the only driver to run for the full day as all other F1 teams split their programmes, put in a 1m32.837s midway through the afternoon to improve on his effort that... read more »
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The Italian outfit's strategy calls came under the spotlight last year after a number of high-profile costly errors. This included bad pit calls at the Monaco Grand Prix... read more »
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Although the tyre compounds remaining unchanged from 2022 - other than the addition of a new C1, with the previous tyre of that specification becoming a new C0 to close the... read more »
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The change of specification was formally approved at today's meeting of the F1 Commission, which was held at the F1 organisation's HQ in London.An F1/FIA statement... read more »
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Ferrari's new car was revealed on Tuesday in a public season launch event at its Fiorano track that included the car's first installation laps, which took place with... read more »
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After looking like it would seriously challenge Red Bull and Max Verstappen for the championship in the early part of last year, Ferrari's season unravelled due to a... read more »
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Two-time F1 champion Max Verstappen says he's encouraged by the changes Pirelli have made to their tyres for F1 2023. read more »
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The Red Bull driver is well known for preferring a pointier front end, as he has no concerns about his cars being more nervous at the rear.This trait was the opposite of what... read more »
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F1 is beginning its 13th season with Pirelli as the sole tyre supplier but what changes have been made for the coming campaign? read more »
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McLaren struggled to adapt to the new eighteen-inch tyres in 2022 more than their rivals, according to new Team Principal Andrea Stella. read more »
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The switch to 18-inch tyres was a major part of this year's revised technical package, although they were often overlooked during the season as attention switched to... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo was happily leading the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix, until a miscommunication in the pits led to his Red Bull team not being quite ready. He would later go on to... read more »
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Esteban Tuero had a nightmare home race in 1998, when his Minardi crew weren't prepared for a pit stop. Prepare for mixed-up tyres, confused mechanics, and a car that just... read more »
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The Silverstone-based squad stood out on the grid this year for the way that it frequently went in to grand prix races with no new medium and hard compound tyres left.That was... read more »
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Ferrari's Senior Performance Engineer, Jock Clear, reckons that the Italian side's car this year was better at keeping its tyres in check than that of Red Bull. The... read more »
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Throughout his F1 career, Perez has carved out a reputation as being one of the strongest drivers when it comes to tyre management, particularly during his stints with Sauber... read more »
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The two-time F1 world champion returned to grand prix racing at the start of 2021, having spent two seasons away from the series following his departure from McLaren at the end... read more »
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Pirelli has confirmed details of the tests that will take place over the winter as it develops its range of wet and slick tyres. read more »
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Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has outlined a 12-day six-session off-season test schedule in order to work on its wet tyres and begin development of its 2024 product. Pirelli... read more »