It's tricky to clearly identify the performance gaps between the tyres as well as wear and degradation levels, which in turn makes it hard to predict the optimal race... read more »

Managing thermal degradation was key, especially on the soft, but we also saw some particularly long stints on the hard. read more »

Christian Horner believes that heading to Sochi, Mercedes is nervous about tyre degradation, as shown by radio messages at Mugello. read more »

We seem a bit slow on the straights compared to some, but in terms of pace we look OK and degradation seemed competitive. read more »

Lewis Hamilton suspects Pirelli's increased tyre pressures contributed to Mercedes' degradation issues during F1's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. read more »

We knew that the soft was never going to be an ideal race tyre, but the high level of wear and degradation seen on it even in qualifying underlines how the medium and the hard... read more »

The softer tyres had a lot more degradation today and it's almost impossible to do a one stop now. read more »

Red Bull's Alex Albon suspects some drivers may opt to qualify for F1's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix on Pirelli's Medium compound after the high-degradation seen... read more »

According to the sport's sole tyre supplier Pirelli, today's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could see drivers striving for a one-stop strategy given the layout of the track and... read more »

Temperatures are expected to get warmer for the rest of the weekend, which could alter the picture of tyre behaviour when it comes to performance gaps and degradation. read more »

Pirelli's Mario Isola revealed the reasons behind the high level of tyre degradation on the opening day of the Mexican Grand Prix. read more »

Vettel hits back in the second practice session of the Mexican Grand Prix weekend as Verstappen splits Ferrari. read more »

Managing the tyres in anticipation of the safety car proved to be a key element of the race, and the three safety car periods also had the effect of minimising tyre wear and... read more »

Formula One's sole tyre manufacturer Pirelli predicts a one-stop strategy for today's Belgian Grand Prix. The company's head of car racing Mario Isola thinks... read more »

Charles Leclerc believes he needs to learn how to deal with tyre degradation in long runs to match Sebastian Vettel, whom he reckons is simply "better" than him at... read more »

Pirelli says it faces a "big challenge" to prepare low-degradation Formula 1 tyres for the 2020 season as it has just one remaining '19 test to work on its rubber read more »

On the basis of previous races at the Hockenheimring, Pirelli are expecting relatively long stints from each of its compounds of tyre. read more »

High-degradation tyres look set to be ditched for 2021 with Formula 1 bosses believing they are "not the way" to go. read more »

Formula 1 looks set to abandon high degradation tyres from 2021, as its bosses now admit it was "not the way" for the championship to go read more »

We're expecting warm conditions again for the race, so managing thermal degradation on the soft and medium compounds is set to be very important when it comes to race... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg thinks there could be a "traffic jam" in the pits early in the Canadian Grand Prix if high degradation of Pirelli's soft Formula 1 tyre does not... read more »

Sergio Perez completed a total of 70 laps over the two practice session on the opening day of the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix, finishing inside the top ten on both… read more »

Leclerc explains Ferrari's decision not to pit him earlier during Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, saying the team feared heavy degradation on the Soft tyre. read more »

In theory, because tyre wear and degradation are not significant here, this should be a one-stop race. read more »

With all three potential race strategies very close on paper, as usual it will come down to track temperature and degradation of the soft tyre in particular on race day. read more »