The 20-year-old Japanese was a stunning second fastest in Q1 on soft tyres, behind only eventual poleman Max Verstappen, but he struggled in Q2 as AlphaTauri attempted to get... read more »

Red Bull's Sergio Perez has defended the decision to complete his final Q2 lap on Medium tyres after his first attempt was deleted due to a track limit violation. Perez... read more »

Track temperatures at the start of the final one-hour practice session of the weekend were nearly hitting 50-degrees, which meant the teams opted to spend the first 10 minutes... read more »

After a spate of tyre failures at last year's British Grand Prix, the FIA took a two-pronged approach to addressing the loads on tyres in 2021 by first mandating an... read more »

Ferrari is aiming to rebound from a dreadful 2020 season in which the Scuderia finished sixth in the constructors' championship and it has appeared to make good progress... read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen continued his impressive start to the 2021 Formula 1 season in a closely-contested second practice session in Bahrain. Verstappen topped... read more »

The German manufacturer conducted a deep analysis of the troubles it suffered in pre-season testing, when main rival Red Bull enjoyed a confidence boosting three days of... read more »

Max Verstappen was the fastest man in today's first free practice session at Bahrain International Circuit. The session was mostly spent to test tyres and validate... read more »

Antonio Giovinazzi said he has seen a lot of "progress" at Alfa Romeo when the new aerodynamic rules and tyres were meant to slow teams down. read more »

The FIA introduced a raft of measures over the winter targeted at slashing downforce to put less strain through the tyres.The new regulations included cutting away a section of... read more »

F1 teams well know that mastering knowledge of tyres is key to unlocking performance from their cars in both qualifying and in races. It's why so much work is done in... read more »

Mario Isola feels that the tyres have performed relatively well in the 3 days of the shortened pre-season test, with none of the compounds having any issues bar a bit of... read more »

As the third and final day of pre-season testing wound down at the Bahrain International Circuit, the TV feed showed Sainz and Alfa Romeo's Raikkonen running closely... read more »

In the final hour of the afternoon Verstappen clocked a time of 1m30.674s with medium tyres on his RB16B to stay on top until the chequered flag.As expected, the four-hour... read more »

Ricciardo posted his best time just over the halfway mark during the four-hour morning session, setting a 1m32.203s on hard C2 tyres in his McLaren-Mercedes MCL35B.Alfa... read more »

Nine teams will test Pirelli's 2022 tyres during the 2021 season as Formula 1's sole tyre manufacturer plans for the introduction of eighteen-inch tyres. read more »

The FIA and Formula 1 has handed Pirelli a contract extension in light of the delays experienced in the introduction of the new 18-inch tyres. read more »

The Italian manufacturer's latest deal covered the four seasons from 2020 to 2023, and only the first was to be with traditional 13-inch tyres before the originally... read more »

Pirelli has been granted a one-year extension as Formula 1's exclusive tyre supplier following a World Motor Sport Council meeting on Friday. The Italian marque's... read more »

Ahead of the introduction of the 18-inch tyres in 2022, Formula One's sole tyre manufacturer Pirelli confirmed its testing programme that will see the Milan-based... read more »

Pirelli have published their full testing schedule for the 2022 18-inch prototype tyres, which features every team except Williams. read more »

Pirelli has confirmed the schedule for the testing of its range of 18-inch tyres ahead of their introduction to F1 in 2022. read more »

Pirelli has announced its 2021 testing schedule, which will take place over 28 days, for the 18-inch tyres that will be introduced next season. All current Formula 1 teams bar... read more »

Pirelli has confirmed plans for the testing of its new 18-inch tyres to be introduced for next season. read more »

Sergio Perez says there is potential in the RB16B despite only having a few laps on test tyres at Silverstone earlier this week. read more »