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The new world champion won again in Abu Dhabi ahead of Leclerc, who sealed second in the championship in front of Perez

THE ROAD TO POLEMax Verstappen clinched pole for the final race of the 2022 season. The Red Bull driver set the best qualifying time, a 1m23.824s, using the soft P Zero compound. He is joined on the front row by team-mate Sergio Perez, who was …

WHAT WE LEARNEDRed Bull driver Max Verstappen set the pace in second free practice, clocking a 1m25.146s on the soft P Zero compound. George Russell’s Mercedes was 0.341s off the top spot, with Charles Leclerc making it three teams in the top three …

THE TYRES ON TRACK Pirelli has nominated the three softest compounds in the range for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: C3 as the P Zero White hard, C4 as the P Zero Yellow medium and C5 as the P Zero Red soft.The circuit characteristics aren’t …

TYRE TALES: HOW THE RACE WAS WONMercedes sealed its first win of the year with a one-two led by Russell – the winner of yesterday’s sprint race – who finished ahead of his team mate Lewis Hamilton. Both drivers adopted an identical two-stop …

IT’S A SPRINTGeorge Russell won the final F1 Sprint of the year, heading Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and his Mercdes team mate Lewis Hamilton, with all three drivers using new sets of the P Zero Red soft. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was fourth, using …

THE ROAD TO POLEKevin Magnussen will start from pole position in tomorrow's F1 Sprint. The Haas driver set the fastest time in Friday’s qualifying session on the soft compound, setting a 1m11.674s, ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and George …

THE TYRES ON TRACK Pirelli will bring the three compounds in the middle of the range to the Brazilian Grand Prix: C2 will be the P Zero White hard, C3 will be the P Zero Yellow medium, and C4 will be the P Zero Red soft. The previous two races …

2022 TYRE COMPOUND CHOICES – GRAPHICS

TYRE TALES: HOW THE RACE WAS WONVerstappen chose the P Zero Red soft tyre at the start to lead, before switching to the P Zero Yellow medium tyres on lap 25 and conceding his advantage. He regained the lead once his Mercedes rivals had made their …

THE ROAD TO POLERed Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed his sixth pole position of the season, using the P Zero Red tyres from start to finish of qualifying.Despite a forecast threat of rain during the day, qualifying (which started at 3pm local time) …

WHAT WE LEARNEDThe in-season test programme for the 2023 tyres is now complete, with the teams next scheduled to drive them at the test that takes place after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, when they will sample the definitive specification. As was the …

THE TYRES ON TRACK As was the case last weekend, the C2 is the P Zero White hard, C3 is the P Zero Yellow medium, and C4 is the P Zero Red soft.Mexico is the highest event on the Formula 1 calendar at more than 2200 metres above sea level. The …

TYRE TALES: HOW THE RACE WAS WONRed Bull’s Max Verstappen took the lead at the first corner, having started on the P Zero Yellow medium tyre – the same choice that was made by 16 of the 20 starters. Verstappen pitted for P Zero White hard tyres from …

THE ROAD TO POLECarlos Sainz headed a Ferrari one-two in qualifying, with all the drivers using the P Zero Red soft tyres from start to finish. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished third but will line up alongside Sainz tomorrow – who claims the third …

WHAT WE LEARNEDThe second free practice session in Austin went as planned, with 90 minutes dedicated to slick tyre development for next year. The run plans and prescriptions were identical for all the teams in order to collect the first batch of …

THE TYRES ON TRACK The middle three compounds have been nominated for Austin: C2 as the P Zero White hard, C3 as the P Zero Yellow medium, and C4 as the P Zero Red softThe uneven track surface could make it necessary to run a higher ride …

TYRE TALES: HOW THE RACE WAS WONRed Bull’s Max Verstappen qualified on pole in dry conditions and was able to convert that advantage into the lead on the Cinturato Blue full wets. He pitted a couple of laps after the re-start for Cinturato Green …

THE ROAD TO POLERed Bull driver Max Verstappen was fastest In qualifying, with the top three drivers covered by just six-hundredths of a second, having used the P Zero Red soft tyre from start to finish. The same tactic was used by all the teams, …

WHAT WE LEARNEDMercedes driver George Russell was fastest on the Cinturato Green intermediate tyres on a wet day of free practice in Suzuka, heading his team mate Lewis Hamilton in FP2. The Cinturato Blue full wet tyres were also used today, with no …

2022 TYRE COMPOUND CHOICES – GRAPHICS

THE TYRES ON TRACK The trio of hardest compounds return in Japan: C1 as the P Zero White hard, C2 as the P Zero Yellow medium, and C3 as the P Zero Red soft. This will be the final outing for the hardest C1 compound this year.The second free …

TYRE TALES: HOW THE RACE WAS WONRed Bull driver Sergio Perez underlined his status as the man to beat on street circuits, following his Monaco victory earlier this year. He won the Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Ferrari team mates Charles Leclerc and …

THE ROAD TO POLEFerrari driver Charles Leclerc was fastest in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix, with a pole time of 1m49.412s on the P Zero Red soft. He heads Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton on tomorrow’s grid.The …

WHAT WE LEARNEDFor the famous Singapore night race, Pirelli takes to the track with the softest three tyres in the Formula 1 range. For the fifth time this year, the C3 has been nominated as the P Zero White hard, the C4 as the P Zero Yellow medium …

THE TYRES ON TRACK The three softest compounds have been chosen for Singapore (for the first time since Austria): the P Zero White hard is the C3, the P Zero Yellow medium is the C4, and the P Zero Red soft is the C5. These compounds have been …

2022 TYRE COMPOUND CHOICES – GRAPHICS

MARCO TRONCHETTI PROVERA, PIRELLI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND VICE CHAIRMAN:“A celebration of Italian automotive technology and know-how”“We are proud to play a prominent part in this celebration of Italian automotive technology and know-how at our …

THE ROAD TO POLEFerrari driver Charles Leclerc, in a special yellow tribute livery, claimed a 17th career pole position and his eighth of the season, in front of the Scuderia’s home crowd. The Monegasque driver qualified in front of Red Bull’s Max …

WHAT WE LEARNEDThe three tyres in the middle of Pirelli’s range performed exactly as expected during the free practice sessions at Monza: the first opportunity for the teams to sample the 18-inch tyres and new cars at the ‘temple of speed’, which is …