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KEY MOMENTSRed Bull’s Max Verstappen won the French Grand Prix thanks to an unusual two-stop strategy, going from P Zero Yellow medium to P Zero White hard to medium again. Verstappen was the only frontrunner to stop twice today, taking the lead agai...

POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIESThe 53-lap French Grand Prix is set to be a one-stopper. With all the top 10 choosing to start on the P Zero Yellow medium tyre, a medium to hard one-stopper is the logical way forward for them – and this could be the case eve...

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Pirelli, in conjunction with the FIA, has completed the analysis of the left-rear tyres involved in the incidents that affected Lance Stroll and Max Verstappen during the recent Azerbaijan Grand Prix.This analysis also took in the tyres used by other...

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KEY MOMENTSRed Bull driver Sergio Perez won with two stops, going from P Zero Red soft to P Zero White hard to soft again. The race was red flagged with just three laps to go following an accident for race leader Max Verstappen in the other Red Bull....

POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIESAlthough the compounds coming to Baku this year are a step softer compared to 2019, it’s still likely to be a one-stop race.Those obliged to start on the P Zero Red soft tyre – in other words, the top 10 – are likely to use a ...

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KEY MOMENTSRed Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed the Monaco win with a one-stop soft-hard strategy from what effectively became pole position, after the original polesitter (Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc) was unable to start. Verstappen’s win also moved...

POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIESThe 78-lap Monaco Grand Prix tends to be reasonably straightforward strategically, as a one-stop race with quite a wide pit stop window and a number of different possibilities. The two main variables governing the strategy are...

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KEY MOMENTSMercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won a strategic tyre battle in Spain, stopping twice with a soft-medium-medium run to overhaul Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who initially tried to hold him off with just one stop, from P Zero Red soft to P Zero...

POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIESThe 66-lap Spanish Grand Prix is likely to be a two-stopper, especially if it’s warm as was the case in qualifying today. This is down to the relatively high levels of tyre wear and degradation seen at the Barcelona circuit, w...

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KEY MOMENTSMercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Portuguese Grand Prix by half a minute with a one-stop strategy from second on the grid, moving from the P Zero Yellow medium to the P Zero White hard tyre on lap 37. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mer...

POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIESThe 66-lap Portuguese Grand Prix is likely to be a one-stopper, for two key reasons: firstly because the time lost in the pit lane here is too costly to make a two-stopper work, and secondly because wear and degradation on all...

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Following the recent announcement from Formula 1 and the FIA, Pirelli can add some extra detail on tyre allocation for Sprint Qualifying. For the three grand prix weekends that will also host a Sprint Qualifying this year (a 100-kilometre race that w...

Pirelli, as title sponsor of this weekend’s Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell’Emilia Romagna that takes place in Imola, will also supply the race trophies created by artist Alice Ronchi.These trophies were made by the Italian artist selected for t...

KEY MOMENTSThe Bahrain Grand Prix turned into a tense strategic tyre battle between Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who started from pole, and Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, who subsequently won the race after defending his advantage with more used tyres...

POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIESIn the past, the 57-lap Bahrain Grand Prix has proved to be one of the most strategically interesting races of the year, and this is likely to be the case again tomorrow. An incident-packed grand prix last year, with safety ca...

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Pirelli will celebrate its 400th Formula 1 grand prix in Bahrain: the opening race of the 2021 season.Pirelli’s first grand prix was the inaugural F1 race at Silverstone in 1950, won by Giuseppe Farina in an Alfa Romeo – who went on to claim the debu...

An exclusive Pirelli Formula 1 tyre with the Italian flag on the side has been signed by all members of the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli sailing team and has been auctioned today through the online silent auction platform 32auctions.com.The proceeds from...

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Pre-season testing was influenced by the local conditions. The first day was consistently windy with gusts that reached 47kph (25 knots), affecting the aerodynamics on the cars. As a result of the wind, there was plenty of sand on the track that comp...