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MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF F1 AND CAR RACING “We completed two days of testing with the 2020 tyres in temperatures that were more typical of the Formula 1 season. The most important part was giving teams the opportunity to run the 2020 tyres back-to-ba...

Abu Dhabi, December 1, 2019 Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the final race of the season with a one-stop medium-hard strategy, just like Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in second. However, the third-placed Ferrari of Charles Leclerc adopted a differe...

Abu Dhabi, November 30, 2019 – Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has claimed pole position using the Red soft tyre in Abu Dhabi, breaking his own outright track record from last year’s qualifying session. Hamilton got through Q2 on the Yellow medium tyr...

Abu Dhabi, November 29, 2019 WHAT WE LEARNED FROM FP1 AND FP2 Both practice sessions ran largely as expected, despite a couple of interruptions in the morning and another red flag in the afternoon that disrupted the long runs. The FP2 session...

Milan, November 25 – For the 21st and final grand prix of the year, Pirelli is bringing the very softest combination of tyres in its range: C3 as the White hard, C4 as the Yellow medium, and C5 as the Red soft. These are well-matched to the smooth su...

Milan, November 19, 2019 – The FIA has communicated to Pirelli each team’s tyre choices for the forthcoming Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (November 29 – December 1). ...

Interlagos, November 17, 2019 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a dramatic safety car affected race with three pit stops, having started from pole. He made his final stop under the penultimate safety car, sacrificing his lead to Mercedes driver Lewis ...

Interlagos, November 16, 2019 – Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was fastest in qualifying for the third time this year, having used the soft tyre from start to finish of each session. The red tyre will be used by those at the front of the grid tomorro...

Interlagos, November 15, 2019 WHAT WE LEARNED FROM FP1 AND FP2 Rain this morning that meant FP1 was declared a wet session. The FP2 session in the afternoon was dry but cool, with ambient temperatures of around 20 degrees centigrade. Red Bul...

Milan, November 11 – For the penultimate race of the season, Formula 1 remains in the American continent for the Brazilian Grand Prix, at the iconic Interlagos venue where so many stories from Formula 1 history have been written. This year, Pirelli t...

Milan, November 5, 2019 – The FIA has communicated to Pirelli each team’s tyre choices for the forthcoming Brazilian Grand Prix (November 15-17). ...

Austin, November 3, 2019 Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas won the United States Grand Prix with a two-stopper, while his team mate Lewis Hamilton claimed his sixth title after finishing in second place with a one-stopper. As has often been the case...

Austin, November 2 – Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas claimed pole position for the United States Grand Prix, also setting a new track record in the process. Bottas’s pole time was set on the red soft compound tyre, but his best Q2 time was establishe...

Austin, November 1, 2019 WHAT WE LEARNED FROM FP1 AND FP2 Conditions were incredibly cold for the first day of free practice in Austin. First thing in the morning, ambient temperatures were barely above freezing – just one degree centigrade –...

Milan, October 28 – As Formula 1 moves from Central to North America, the same tyre nomination has been selected for Austin as for Mexico City: C2 as the White hard, C3 as the Yellow medium, and C4 as the Red soft. The Circuit of the Americas, which ...

Mexico City, October 27 Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Mexican Grand Prix from the second row of the grid, using a one-stop medium-hard strategy. This tactic, used by the top three, was predicted to be possible but tricky in the demanding ...

Mexico, October 26 – Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wrapped up his second pole position this year, after a tricky qualifying session. Verstappen set the pole time on the soft tyre but will start the race on the medium tyre – used by six of the top 10...

Mexico City, October 25, 2019 WHAT WE LEARNED FROM FP1 AND FP2 Although conditions were cool and slippery all day following some overnight rain (with track temperatures never exceeding 39 degrees centigrade) Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel’s ...

Milan, October 22, 2019 – The FIA has communicated to Pirelli each team’s tyre choices for the forthcoming United States Grand Prix (November 1-3) ...

Milan, October 21 – Mexico is a relatively new circuit that has its roots firmly in the past, and it contains a bit of everything. Tyres from right in the middle of Pirelli’s range have been chosen for both legs of Formula 1’s American double-header,...

Milan, October 15, 2019 – The FIA has communicated to Pirelli each team’s tyre choices for the forthcoming Mexican Grand Prix (October 25-27). ...

Suzuka, October 13 Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas won the Japanese Grand Prix with a two-stop soft-medium-soft strategy, on a track that was made quite unpredictable due to an enforced day off yesterday following Typhoon Hagibis. Not only did Sat...

Suzuka, October 11, 2019 WHAT WE LEARNED FROM FP1 AND FP2 Qualifying has been postponed to Sunday morning at 10:00am to try and avoid the effects of an incoming typhoon. All track activity on Saturday is cancelled: if for any reason qualifyin...

Milan, October 7 – Suzuka is one of the most popular circuits on the calendar thanks to its well-known corners, some of them quite extreme, that provide big emotions for both drivers and fans. To cope with these incredible loads, Pirelli has nominate...

Milan, October 1, 2019 – The FIA has communicated to Pirelli each team’s tyre choices for the forthcoming Japanese Grand Prix (October 11-13). ...

Sochi, September 29 Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Russian Grand Prix from second on the grid with one pit stop, moving from the medium to the soft tyre under a virtual safety car. His team mate Valtteri Bottas, who finished second, adopte...

Sochi, September 28 – Charles Leclerc drove his Ferrari to his fourth pole in a row, using the soft tyre throughout Q2 and Q3. Mercedes, by contrast, was the only team to use the medium in Q2, and both their cars will start the race on this compound ...

Sochi, September 27, 2019 WHAT WE LEARNED FROM FP1 AND FP2 Despite the nominated compounds for Russia being a step harder than last year, the fastest lap times today were actually quicker than their 2018 equivalents, in line with the tendency...

Milan, September 23 – The Sochi circuit presents quite smooth asphalt, with tyres from the middle of the P Zero Formula 1 range chosen this year: C2 as White hard, C3 as Yellow medium and C4 as Red soft. This is one step harder than the selection for...

Singapore, September 21, 2019 – Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc claimed pole position under the lights for the Singapore Grand Prix, in a typically warm and humid qualifying session with track temperatures that remained in the region of 33 degrees cen...