Heavier 2017 cars will still be faster
Feb.3 – Although the weight of the cars is rising yet again, the 2017 grid will still be considerably faster. Speed Week, a German..
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Hembery: Teams will be ‘sandbagging’ in early 2017
Jan.13 – It will take some time before the pecking order clearly emerges in 2017, according to Pirelli chief Paul Hembery. The Briton..
Event: Pirelli wants to monitor tyre data in
Dec.12 – Pirelli sounds determined to keep clamping down on how F1 teams are using their tyres. The sport’s official supplier..
Mercedes’ Costa backs Wehrlein to replace Rosberg
Dec.8 – Mercedes‘ engineering chief Aldo Costa has named in-house junior Pascal Wehrlein as a good candidate to replace..
Gasly aims to race in 2018 French GP return
Dec.6 – New GP2 champion Pierre Gasly has set his sights on being in F1 in time for France’s calendar return in 2018. As a Red..
‘Unwell’ Hamilton quits Abu Dhabi tyre test
Nov.30 – As predicted earlier this week, Lewis Hamilton pulled out of the Pirelli tyre test in Abu Dhabi. Ahead of the session..
Mercedes denies Hamilton refusing to test
Nov.29 – Mercedes has played down reports that Lewis Hamilton is refusing to get back to work this week. In Abu Dhabi, it had been..
Pirelli working to improve wet tyres
Nov.27 – Pirelli is taking the F1 drivers‘ feedback on board and is working on improving its rain tyres. That is the claim of..
Drivers discussed wet tyre criticism with Pirelli
Nov.26 – F1 drivers had talks with Pirelli in Abu Dhabi, following criticism of the Italian supplier’s wet weather tyres...
Hembery: 2017 to be ‘transition year’ for tyres
Nov.25 – Pirelli says it regards 2017 as a transition year as the sport adapts to the radically different technical regulations. In..
Verstappen: 2017 rules should improve rain races
Nov.15 – Max Verstappen hopes F1’s 2017 regulations will mean the sport can return to racing properly in wet weather. In..
Lauda: Rain stoppages ‘not worthy of F1’
Nov.14 – The 2016 world champion will only be crowned after next weekend’s Abu Dhabi finale. Although teammate Nico Rosberg is..
FIA rejects push for more gravel traps
Nov.7 – The FIA has reportedly rejected calls for asphalt and grass run-off areas to be replaced with gravel. In Mexico, only Max..
Pirelli’s 2016 Mexican Grand Prix preview
The tyre nomination for the Mexican Grand Prix is exactly the same as that for the United States Grand Prix last weekend: P Zero White..
Sainz: Pirelli testing for some drivers ‘unfair’
Oct.28 – Carlos Sainz says it’s “unfair” that some teams and drivers are getting early experience of..
Report: Team predicts 9 second boost in 2017
Oct.27 – One team thinks lap times could be boosted by as much as an astonishing 9 seconds in 2017. That is the claim of..
Horner praises Pirelli’s 2017 tyres
Oct.25 – The first real praise about Pirelli’s all-new bigger and wider tyres has finally emerged. Until now, although the aim..
Bahrain pre-season test plan scrapped
Oct.22 – The push to have pre-season testing take place in Bahrain early next year has failed. Two tests in Barcelona had been..
Wehrlein: F1 set for five second boost in 2017
Oct.18 – Pascal Wehrlein thinks predictions of a five second per lap boost for F1 next year could be right. The German is among only..
FIA says teams must settle Bahrain test dispute
Oct.12 – The FIA has ruled out stepping in to sort out a dispute over the location for winter testing ahead of the new regulations..
