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 »
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If it rains, it will be important for teams to consider the crossover point from wet weather tyres to slicks and vice versa. read more »
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Formula 1 returned from its summer break at a cool, overcast and sporadically showery Spa-Francorchamps on Friday, with the front-runners narrowly separated. Max Verstappen set... read more »
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Max Verstappen set the fastest time during second practice for Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix before crashing out of the session. Verstappen clocked a time of 1:44.472s on... read more »
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Pirelli motorsports boss Mario Isola is "very excited" to be part of the Formula 1 "revolution" in 2022 with the sport changing from 13-inch to 18-inch tyres. read more »
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Carlos Sainz has said it is too simplistic to suggest that Ferrari's problems this season are down to how the team looking after tyres. read more »
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Pirelli motorsport boss Mario Isola has revealed the manufacturer has finalised the construction of its new-for-2022 tyres. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel found aspects to both praise and fault after trying out the 18-inch tyres that will be used on the 2022 F1 cars. read more »
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Williams are the only team not to test the 2022 18-inch tyres, but Pirelli do not feel this will necessarily put them at a disadvantage. read more »
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Pirelli motorsport boss Mario Isola is confident Williams will not be disadvantaged by its decision not to partake in the testing of the new 2022 tyres. read more »
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Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott has conceded the team had to accept and fix its strategic error with Lewis Hamilton in Hungary quickly as the cost of remaining on... read more »
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Former F1 champion Damon Hill has questioned why Lewis Hamilton was not left on intermediate tyres after Mercedes' strategy error at the Hungarian Grand Prix. read more »
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Formula 2 race driver Theo Pourchaire got behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car for the first time this week with Alfa Romeo. The Sauber-backed driver experienced Alfa... read more »
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Mercedes has provided an in-depth explanation as to why it didn't pit Lewis Hamilton for slick tyres during the race restart at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Hamilton was the... read more »
