A technical issue with Alpine's Formula 1 car at the latest 18-inch tyre test resulted in zero laps recorded in France on Thursday. The test, which was the final run of a... read more »
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Ex-F1 racer Daniil Kvyat continued Pirelli's 2022 tyre testing programme in France on Wednesday. The Alpine reserve driver completed 91 laps in wet conditions at Magny... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he "did everything he could" throughout the Italian Grand Prix weekend after surging to a podium finish. Bottas topped qualifying and went on to... read more »
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Both drivers were able to use the Soft tyres to their advantage off the start-line and move up a place on the run to the first corner. read more »
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The early safety car gave the tyres some respite, but the soft performed better than expected, with very low levels of degradation despite the warm temperatures. read more »
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Lando Norris has suggested extreme hypersoft tyres being introduced for sprint qualifying to make it more exciting. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton out-paces Max Verstappen by 0.452s in practice at Monza, as Mercedes (and Alpine) intriguingly opt not to run the soft tyres. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton laid down his marker in first practice for the Italian GP, setting the pace on the medium tyres ahead of Max Verstappen. read more »
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The Dutch GP weekend saw the unusual sight of drivers waiting in the narrow pit exit lane before commencing their out laps.Because it was not possible to pass, that sometimes... read more »
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Zandvoort hosted its first F1 race in 36 years last weekend as Max Verstappen took a popular home victory in front of a baying Dutch crowd.The circuit underwent significant... read more »
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Perez dropped out in Q1 at Zandvoort on Saturday after failing to get a final lap in the opening session, prompting Red Bull to take a fresh power unit that resigned the... read more »
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Bottas was called in for a precautionary pitstop on "safety" grounds at Zandvoort on lap 67 of 72, switching from medium to soft tyres, and promptly set the fastest... read more »
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The only major threat to Verstappen's race arrived after his first pitstop when he resumed behind Valtteri Bottas, but the Mercedes driver was soon cleared with the aid of... read more »
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Lando Norris says McLaren struggled on the soft tyres in Friday practice at Zandvoort, but sees no way for large gains to be made. read more »
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When the Dutch GP was first put on the 2020 calendar and plans for the track revisions were confirmed, Pirelli considered making a special tyre to cope with the extra high... read more »
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Taking on Zandvoort's banked corners, Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola says they are not worried about the load the tyres will experience. read more »
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With F1 still analysing exactly what went wrong at the Belgian Grand Prix last weekend as it failed to run any racing laps, there have been some comparisons with how the series... read more »
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It's debrief time! read more »
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Charles Leclerc's car broke a rule of the FIA by changing tyres on the grid after the race was delayed, but he was not punished for it. read more »
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With heavy rain leaving F1 unable to run the Belgian Grand Prix properly, there has been some debate about whether changes to the cars should be considered to prevent repeat... read more »
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Max Verstappen admits that he "could have done a better job" in getting his tyres into the right working window despite claiming his first Belgian Grand Prix Formula... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton completed the top three, with Valtteri Bottas down in eighth in the second Mercedes.Rain intensifying ahead of Q3 meant conditions switched back to the drivers... read more »
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Rain had been falling at various periods throughout qualifying at Spa, with wet and intermediate tyres being used throughout Q1 and Q2.A downpour began in the break just before... read more »
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That's certainly the hope after the Italian company recently signed off on the specification of its new rubber, pending official homologation by the FIA.The switch from... read more »
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Max Verstappen fronted a Red Bull 1-2 during a wet final practice session for Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix. Verstappen set a time of 1:56.924s on Intermediate tyres... read more »