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THE ROAD TO POLEMax Verstappen will start the Spanish Grand Prix from the number one slot on the grid. The Red Bull driver’s best time was a 1min12.272s set on P Zero Red soft. Tomorrow, Carlos Sainz will start alongside him thanks to a lap in 1m12.7...

WHAT WE LEARNEDDuring today’s two practice sessions, the teams tested two extra sets of C1 tyres with the new construction due to be introduced on all the Pirelli P Zero range, starting with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The teams tried the ...

MARIO ISOLA - MOTORSPORT DIRECTOR    Mario Isola: “Barcelona is the perfect test track”“Traditionally, Barcelona has been one of the most popular venues for testing: both for cars and tyres. It’s a complete track, featuring several different types of...

MARIO ISOLA - MOTORSPORT DIRECTOR       “The Monaco weekend was filled with emotions, both for the people watching the race in person and those following it at home on TV and online. Just like a year ago, all five types of tyre brought to Monaco were...

THE ROAD TO POLEMax Verstappen took pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix, thanks to an extraordinary lap at the end of Q3, achieved by touching the crash barriers twice. The Red Bull driver set pole with a time of 1m11.365s on a fresh set of P Zer...

The Pirelli Pole Position Award that should have been presented to the Grand Prix of Made in Italy and Emilia-Romagna poleman will instead be auctioned off together with other memorabilia to raise funds for the Emilia-Romagna Agency for Territorial S...

WHAT WE LEARNEDMax Verstappen was the fastest on the first day of free practice in Monaco. During the second session, the Red Bull driver set the best time of 1m12.462s on a new set of P Zero Red softs. Charles Leclerc, last year's poleman, was six h...

MARIO ISOLA - MOTORSPORT DIRECTOR    "A race that has made history"“We’re heading to a Monaco Grand Prix that’s somewhat different to what we expected. It should have been the second race of a European triple-header but instead it’s going to be the f...

THE TYRES ON TRACK Pirelli has opted to bring its softest range of compounds to the Made in Italy and Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with C3 as P Zero White hard, C4 as P Zero Yellow medium and C5 as P Zero Red soft. Imola is only the second race on the ...

Pirelli Motorsport has asked the FIA’s authorisation to introduce a new specification of slick tyre from the British Grand Prix at Silverstone (7-9 July) onwards. The request under article 10.8.3 of the Formula 1 technical regulations has now been ap...

THE RACE FROM A TYRE POINT OF VIEWRed Bull’s Max Verstappen won his second consecutive Miami Grand Prix, ahead of his team mate Sergio Perez who started from pole. Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso, who had got underway from P2 on the grid, complet...

THE ROAD TO POLERed Bull’s Sergio Perez claimed pole for the Miami Grand Prix with a time of 1m26.841s on a new set of P Zero Red soft tyres: a benchmark that was nearly two seconds faster than last year’s pole time. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso wa...

WHAT WE LEARNEDRed Bull driver Max Verstappen broke the current lap record on the first day of free practice at the Miami Autodrome. The Dutchman set a best time of 1m27.930s in FP2: 0.866s faster than the pole position claimed by Ferrari’s Charles L...

THE TYRES ON TRACK In Miami, the first of three grands prix to be held in the United States this year, the compounds chosen by Pirelli are: C2 as the P Zero White hard, C3 as the P Zero Yellow medium, and C4 as the P Zero Red soft.The track, with 19 ...

Hard tyres at the forefront on the new asphalt of Baku

THE ROAD TO POLERed Bull driver Sergio Perez won the first F1 Sprint of the year at Baku, using the P Zero Yellow medium tyre. The Mexican started from P2 on the grid and managed to get past poleman Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) following a Safety Car pr...

THE ROAD TO POLECharles Leclerc has claimed the Azerbaijan Grand Prix pole position for the third consecutive time. The Ferrari driver set a best Q3 time of 1m40.203s on P Zero Red soft, heading Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.188s. Red Bull’s Sergio ...

THE TYRES ON TRACK Pirelli takes the softest tyres in the F1 range to the Baku street circuit: C3 as the P Zero White hard, C4 as P Zero Yellow medium and C5 as P Zero Red soft.There’s a new race format this weekend, approved by the F1 Commission on ...

The choice of compounds for the Monaco Grand Prix and Spanish Grand Prix has been announced to all the teams today. In Monaco, from 26 to 28 May, the 10 teams will have at their disposal the three softer compounds: C3, C4 and C5. In Barcelona, from 2...

Compounds revealed for Baku, Miami and Imola  For the upcoming grands prix in Azerbaijan (April 28-30) and Miami (5-7 May), Pirelli has nominated the same three compounds used for these races last year. At Imola (19-21 May) the nominations will be so...

THE RACE FROM A TYRE POINT OF VIEWRed Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Australian Grand Prix for the first time in his career. In an action-packed race, the reigning world champion led two other world champions past the chequered flag: Mercedes driver L...

THE ROAD TO POLERed Bull’s Max Verstappen has claimed pole position for the Australian Grand Prix with a best time in qualifying of 1m16.732s. He was followed by the two Mercedes drivers: George Russell on a 1m16.968s leading his team mate Lewis Hami...

WHAT HAPPENED TODAYThe FP1 session was interrupted a couple of times and finished earlier than the scheduled 60 minutes, giving the teams a bit more work to do. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fastest on a 1m18.790s, with Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton...

THE TYRES ON TRACK The C2 is the P Zero White Hard, C3 the P Zero Yellow Medium and C4 the P Zero Red Soft for the Australian Grand Prix.The FIA has confirmed four DRS zones at Albert Park. So this year could feature the fastest top speeds ever seen ...

The FIA has now published the invitation to participate in the next tender process for the supply of tyres to the top single-seater championships – FIA Formula One World Championship, Formula 2 and Formula 3 – for the three year period from 2025-2027...

THE RACE FROM A TYRE POINT OF VIEWRed Bull sealed its second one-two of the season in Jeddah, with Sergio Perez winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix ahead of his team mate Max Verstappen. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso followed the Dutchman and was t...

THE ROAD TO POLERed Bull’s Sergio Perez will start tomorrow’s grand prix from pole position, courtesy of today’s best qualifying time of 1m28.265s on the P Zero Red soft C4 tyre. Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc was 0.155s slower but is affected by a 1...

WHAT WE LEARNEDMax Verstappen was the quickest driver of the day. The Red Bull driver set a best time of 1m29.603s using the P Zero Red soft C4. Behind him, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso stopped the clocks on a 1m29.811s, with Red Bull’s Sergio Pere...

THE TYRES ON TRACK For the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, C2 is the P Zero White hard, C3 is the P Zero Yellow medium, and C4 is the P Zero Red soft.Jeddah is the fastest street circuit of the year. The track was designed three years ago and has been cont...

THE RACE FROM A TYRE POINT OF VIEWRed Bull brought home a one-two at the opening race of the 2023 season. The Bahrain Grand Prix was won by Max Verstappen, who crossed the finish line on the hard tyres. His team mate Sergio Perez and Aston Martin’s F...