Pirelli has asked Formula 1 teams to try a special Zandvoort prototype front tyre in next week's second Barcelona test, ahead of its possible deployment at the Dutch GP read more »
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Valtteri Bottas led a Mercedes 1-2 as the manufacturer dominated the final day of Formula 1's opening test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Friday. Bottas clocked... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas slapped a set of the softest compound tyres onto his DAS-fitted W11 and laid down a 1:15.732 on Friday morning's session. read more »
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Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen set the pace on the second day of Formula 1 testing in Spain, as Mercedes' moveable steering wheel captured the attention. Raikkonen used... read more »
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McLaren ran out of tyres after completing more laps than expected during the opening day of Formula 1 pre-season testing, according to Carlos Sainz read more »
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc kicked off Pirelli's 2020 intensive testing programme by completing multiple runs on the 18-inch tyres at Jerez on Saturday. read more »
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As Charles Leclerc gets testing underway in anticipation of the introduction of 18-inch tyres in 2021, Pirelli reveals the full test schedule. read more »
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc kicked off full testing of Pirelli's 18-inch tyres at Jerez on Saturday, as the company released details of its 2020 programme. Formula 1... read more »
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Mario Isola says there is no going back to Formula 1's existing 13-inch tyre size even if teams are unhappy with the 18-inch tyres Pirelli is producing for 2021 read more »
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Pirelli's motorsport boss Mario Isola says they are unlikely to test prototype tyres on race weekends again. read more »
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Pirelli may trial new compounds of the same tyre during 2020 practices but they won't test protypes for 2021 revealed Mario Isola. read more »
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Mario Isola says Pirelli is unlikely to test prototype tyres at Formula 1 race weekends again after its negative 2019 US Grand Prix experience read more »
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Swapping to 18-inch tyres for the 2021 season, Pirelli was given a welcome boost with news that all 10 teams will build mule cars to help with the testing. read more »
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Pirelli motorsport boss Mario Isola has confirmed all 10 Formula 1 teams will build 'mule cars' to test the 18-inch tyres currently being developed for 2021 read more »
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Pirelli's 2020 tyres may have been rejected by F1 teams, but their development still proved useful for the future, according to Isola. read more »
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Robert Kubica has dismissed the suggestion of Pirelli's tyres being behind his and Williams' 2019 struggles as a "cheap excuse". read more »
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F2 will make the change to 18-inch tyres this year before F1's switch in 2021. read more »
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Pirelli F1 chief Mario Isola says there is no problem for it to work with Haas after the US team's criticisms of its tyres across the 2019 season. read more »
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Pirelli motorsport boss Mario Isola says that teams rejected the new 2020 tyre compounds because they didn't want to develop the cars to support them. read more »
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F1 teams voted to stick with the 2019 compounds for this year, and Pirelli fear that could lead to the tyres overheating more than before. read more »
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Teams would have been forced to make late design changes to their cars for 2020 had they accepted Pirelli's new-spec compounds. read more »
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Pirelli boss Mario Isola confirms that all ten Formula One teams will provide 'mule' cars for the post 2020-season test at Abu Dhabi where the 18-inch tyres will be run. read more »
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Pirelli have launched their new 18-inch Formula 2 tyres - the feeder series being used as a proving ground before the low profile tyres are introduced to F1 in 2021. read more »
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Haas took too long to work out the reasons behind their inability to get the Pirelli tyres to work in 2019, according to Team Principal Guenther Steiner. read more »
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Ross Brawn says it is unfortunate the teams voted down Pirelli's 2020 tyres as they would have allowed the drivers to race "a bit harder". read more »