It's clear that the soft is going to be a compound used just for qualifying, and it was interesting to see that a second fast lap was possible after cooling down the tyres. read more »

We look stronger than in Austria, so it's a good step up, but then again it is once again super tight in the midfield battle, and tyres will make the difference. read more »

Overall, this track is tough on tyres, we all needed a few more laps to have a more accurate look at the long runs. read more »

In the second one-hour session of the day run in sweltering, cloudless conditions at the Paul Ricard circuit, Alfa Romeo duo Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu led the pack... read more »

Nyck de Vries says he wasn't "entirely satisfied" with his ultimate pace on soft tyres during his first FP1 outing for Mercedes at the French Grand Prix as a... read more »

The high temperatures predicted for the weekend mean that ensuring the power unit and the tyres perform at their best is a real challenge and it's up to those working on... read more »

Mario Isola is intrigued to see how Pirelli's eighteen-inch tyres work around the Circuit Paul Ricard this weekend, the track they made their testing debut back in 2019. read more »

Episode 14 of The Williams Warm-Up has a very French feel to it, and not just because it comes ahead of the French Grand Prix. Our resident Frenchmen, François-Xavier (FX)... read more »

This year's generation of tyres and compounds is different and more resistant to overheating than the 13-inch versions used last year, so we'll have to see how that... read more »

For anyone still asking if the 2022 new package of cars and tyres has improved the show and helped overtaking - here is your answer! read more »

Carlos Sainz scored his maiden F1 race win last Sunday at the British Grand Prix, overtaking Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc following the safety car restart. Ferrari had... read more »

We've seen some light abrasion on the soft compound, which could make it an option for the sprint race, where the cars won't make a pit stop but don't run on... read more »

Charles Leclerc missed out on pole position in Austria by 0.029 seconds and felt his tyres were not in the correct operating window heading into his best lap. read more »

Charles Leclerc has suggested cold tyres from the wait caused by red flags for two Mercedes crashes cost him the fastest time in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying. read more »

The pack headed out en masse at the start of the one-hour session - the teams' only chance to get prepared ahead of Friday's qualifying session and the two races to... read more »

Charles Leclerc produced an impressive defensive performance on older tyres. read more »

The inherently high degradation of these tyres, along with the ease of overtaking, could produce a photo-finish, of the sort we see in motorcycle racing at this track. read more »

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has insisted the team has no regret over the decision to fit a set of soft tyres to Lewis Hamilton's car during the... read more »

Pirelli will bring their softest compound step to the Austrian Grand Prix, the C3, C4 and C5 tyres, which Pirelli Motorsport Director Mario Isola believes will place emphasis... read more »

Without soft tyres, Lewis Hamilton would have been easy meat. read more »

Sainz scored his maiden F1 victory in Sunday's British Grand Prix, passing team-mate Leclerc with 10 laps remaining thanks to his fresh set of soft tyres following the... read more »

The asphalt at the Red Bull Ring offers reasonably low grip on a low-severity circuit, which makes it possible to bring the softest tyres in the range. read more »

The pair were running in seventh and eighth at the time of their clash, which led to Gasly's eventual retirement and a lowly 14th place finish for Tsunoda.Onboard footage... read more »

Ricciardo slumped to 14th place in the wet qualifying session on Saturday at Silverstone, but took the second start following the red flag in 12th after Zhou Guanyu and George... read more »

But it was a race that appeared to slip away from him more than once as Ferrari strategy and team orders looked to play in Charles Leclerc's favour.Yet at the final pit... read more »