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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 chosen...

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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 h...

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 Ve...

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 ...

TALKING ABOUT TYRES: STEFANO DOMENICALI, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, F1 GROUP“With the energy and the passion of the fans at Zandvoort still ringing in our ears, we had to Monza: an incredibly important venue for Formula 1, where we celebrate 100 years ...

THE ROAD TO POLERed Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed a home pole position, using the P Zero Red soft tyre from beginning to end of qualifying, ahead of the two Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. The top three were covered by less than a tenth...

WHAT WE LEARNEDThe 18-inch tyre performed well on its debut at Zandvoort, with the choice to bring the three hardest compounds working exactly as anticipated on the demanding Dutch track, according to the data gathered in free practice.The performanc...

THE TYRES ON TRACK The three hardest compounds have been chosen for Zandvoort: C1 as the P Zero White hard, C2 as the P Zero Yellow medium, and C3 as the P Zero Red soft.This year there’s a bigger gap between the C1 and C2 compounds than there was pr...

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WHAT WE LEARNEDFerrari was quickest in both free practice sessions today, with Carlos Sainz topping FP1 and Charles Leclerc going fastest in FP2. On both occasions, they used the P Zero Red soft tyre.Conditions today were dry and warm: just slightly ...

THE TYRES ON TRACK The Hungarian Grand Prix marks the halfway point of the year before the summer break, and Pirelli has chosen the tyres in the middle of the range: C2 as the P Zero White hard, C3 as the P Zero Yellow medium, C4 as the P Zero Red so...

THE RACE TYRE STORYRed Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed his seventh win of the year after making just one pit stop at the French Grand Prix. He went from the P Zero Yellow medium tyre to the P Zero White hard tyre on lap 16, a couple of laps before a sa...

THE ROAD TO POLEFerrari driver Charles Leclerc took pole on the P Zero Red soft tyre, helped by a ‘tow’ from his team mate Carlos Sainz in Q3. All the drivers used the soft tyre from start to finish of qualifying, benefitting from the speed of the re...

WHAT WE LEARNEDWith temperatures that peaked at 56 degrees on track today during FP1 (and 53 degrees during FP2) the drivers and tyres faced a tough two hours of free practice, with Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz setting the fastest time of the day in F...

THE TYRES ON TRACK The P Zero White hard is the C2 compound, the P Zero Yellow medium the C3, the P Zero Red soft is the C4: these are the three tyres nominated for the French Grand Prix this weekend for Paul Ricard.The France F1 Grand Prix venue is ...

THE RACE TYRE STORYCharles Leclerc won the Austrian Grand Prix, taking Ferrari to the top step of the podium once more, following his team mate’s victory at Silverstone last week. This was Leclerc’s first win since Australia. As was the case at Silve...

IT’S A SPRINTRed Bull’s Max Verstappen converted pole position into sprint race victory at the Red Bull Ring over 23 laps (the race distance was reduced by one lap after an extra formation lap was added). The top four finished in grid order, with Ver...

THE ROAD TO POLEMax Verstappen qualified on pole position at Red Bull’s home race – on Friday. That’s because this weekend is a sprint round, with a 24-lap race on Saturday to set the grid for the grand prix, although ‘pole position’ is awarded to to...

THE TYRES ON TRACK The Red Bull Ring in Austria is a short and sharp rollercoaster with just 10 corners and constant elevation changes. Pirelli brings the three softest tyres in the range: C3 as the P Zero White hard, C4 as the P Zero Yellow medium, ...

THE RACE TYRE STORYRed Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed the win from pole with a two-stop strategy – but he didn’t quite complete the grand slam, as the fastest lap honour went to Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, who chased the Dutchman down to the finish o...

THE ROAD TO POLERed Bull driver Max Verstappen claimed his second pole position of the season, using the Cinturato Blue full wet during Q1 and the Cinturato Green intermediate in Q2 and Q3. All the drivers used just those two compounds on an inconsis...

WHAT WE HAVE LEARNEDRed Bull’s Max Verstappen was fastest in both free practice sessions for the Canadian Grand Prix today, on each occasion using the P Zero Red soft tyre. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was just 0.081s behind him in FP2, also on the soft...

THE TYRES ON TRACK After a two-year absence, Canada is back on the calendar: again with the softest tyres in the range, as was the case for Montreal in 2019 and also for the last two races this year (Monaco and Azerbaijan). In other words: the C3 is ...

THE RACE TYRE STORYRed Bull sealed a one-two finish, with Max Verstappen leading home his team mate Sergio Perez, becoming the sixth different winner in Azerbaijan. Both drivers completed an identical strategy: starting on the P Zero Yellow medium ty...

THE ROAD TO POLEUp until today no driver had qualified on pole twice in Baku, but Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has broken that record, qualifying ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez (who was fastest in FP3 earlier today). All the drivers used the P Zero Re...

WHAT WE HAVE LEARNEDCharles Leclerc was fastest in free practice for Ferrari, topping the times in the FP2 session on the P Zero Red soft. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez was quickest in FP1 on the same compound.The cars were affected by gusting winds that a...

THE TYRES ON TRACK For the unique Baku City Circuit, which combines the complexity of Monaco with the speeds of Monza, Pirelli has brought the three softest tyres in its range: the C3 as the P Zero White hard, C4 as the P Zero Yellow medium, and C5 a...

THE RACE TYRE STORYRed Bull driver Max Verstappen used a three-stop strategy and went from second on the grid to race victory and the championship lead. He alternated between the P Zero Red soft tyre (with which he started the race) and the P Zero Ye...

THE ROAD TO POLEFerrari driver Charles Leclerc claimed his fourth pole position of the season, using the P Zero Red soft tyre from start to finish. He completed just one run in each session apart from Q3, in order to save a set of soft tyres for the ...