Lewis Hamilton says he was surprised by the gap Mercedes held over its rivals on the first day of practice at Suzuka, but reckons it could have been greater if he had enjoyed a... read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has confirmed the compounds which will be used at the Japanese and Russian Grands Prix in October. Due to the lateral energy at Suzuka the... read more »

As predicted heading in to the weekend, a one-stop strategy for the Italian Grand Prix was in full effect across the grid, with just Esteban Gutierrez bucking the trend after... read more »

The timing of that pit stop is going to be a key factor in the race strategy: we expect the drivers to go as long as possible on the medium tyre. read more »

Paul Hembery says Pirelli has nominated the soft and medium compound tyres for the Belgian Grand Prix in the hope of creating an exciting race read more »

Despite the fact that tyre wear and degradation is traditionally high at Spa we have been able to nominate the soft tyres as well as the medium for the first time since 2011. read more »

Williams did not make a mistake in fitting the medium Pirellis to both its cars midway through the Hungarian GP, insists the team's Rob Smedley. read more »

With teams trying to work around the 1.6 performance difference between the soft and medium compounds in Hungary, Pirelli expects little running on the medium and mostly two... read more »

Pirelli have brought their medium and soft tyres to the Hungaroring, a choice the company believes will suit the twisty nature of the track while coping with the usually higher... read more »

We're satisfied that the medium and soft tyres are working as we expected them to. read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has revealed the tyre compounds which will be used at the three races which follow the Summer break. The yellow Soft tyre and white Medium tyre... read more »

Compared to Hockenheim, the set-up of the car isn't that different, although the time spent on straights is considerably less and low to medium-speed corners dominate. read more »

Pirelli takes its medium and soft compounds to Hungary where the weather is normally a talking point. read more »

Hockenheim is a medium-speed circuit and we have done well on these sorts of tracks this year. read more »

Williams driver Felipe Massa set the fastest time at the halfway point of the first day of the third in-season test at Silverstone. Massa's time of 1:35.242 on the Medium... read more »

We saw some quite opposite approaches being taken, with most drivers who changed moving to the harder tyre, while Alonso was able to exploit the extra speed of the medium tyre. read more »

Nico Rosberg mastered changing weather conditions to claim pole position during Saturday's qualifying session for the British Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver posted a... read more »

Lewis Hamilton moved ahead of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg during second practice for the British Grand Prix, despite a late technical-related stoppage. The Briton delivered... read more »

Pirelli has nominated the two hardest tyres in the range, P Zero orange hard and P Zero White medium, to face up to the demands of Silverstone. read more »

Tyre supplier Pirelli has revealed their compound choices for the next four events. The softest compounds - the super soft and soft - will be taken to Formula 1's return... read more »

Pirelli has listened to criticism from multiple drivers who complained that the compound choices so far this season have been too hard. The tyre supplier will therefore bring... read more »

Nico Rosberg set the standard during Saturday morning's final practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver recorded a time of 1:25.887 with... read more »

Pirelli has hit back at Sergio Perez's criticism of their compound choices for the Spanish Grand Prix, which the Mexican described as "embarrassing". Speaking... read more »

Lewis Hamilton remained in charge as his Mercedes team laid down a marker during second practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. The former World Champion posted a time of 1:25.524... read more »

A number of different tyre strategy options were available but the very strong performance of the medium tyre in the second stint allowed the top 15 to complete two stops only. read more »