Carlos Sainz says Ferrari made the decision to pit him near the end of the French Grand Prix "with the best of intentions". Sainz made his first pit stop early in the... read more »

There was a high degree of degradation, in line with what we would expect in these temperatures, and some blistering: but nothing that compromised the performance and integrity... read more »

The Monegasque driver had been in control of the race at Paul Ricard after holding off a challenge from title rival Max Verstappen in the opening stages.But shortly after... read more »

In recent races, Ferrari has come under fire for strategy calls that have cost it big results, such as the decision not to change Charles Leclerc's used tyres at the last... read more »

The Circuit Paul Ricard hosts the French Grand Prix on Sunday, which forms the 12th round of the 2022 Formula 1 season. Charles Leclerc will start the race from pole position,... read more »

Sergio Perez completed the top three in the second Red Bull as Sainz's running on used tyres meant he qualifying ninth but will drop to the back of the grid thanks to... read more »

Sergio Perez got the final hour of practice at a toasty Le Castellet underway, the Red Bull driver also the first driver to get a tentative time on the board with a 1m33.628s... read more »

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 »